https://www.alemasone.com/en/tags/web-server/Recent content in Web Server on AlemasoneHugoenSat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200https://www.alemasone.com/en/install-lets-encrypt-ssl-windows-iis/Sun, 28 Jul 2024 16:05:49 +0000https://www.alemasone.com/en/install-lets-encrypt-ssl-windows-iis/<div class="lead !mb-9 text-xl"> On a Windows server running IIS, the easiest way to get free HTTPS is with <strong>win-acme</strong>: it fetches the certificate from Let’s Encrypt, installs it on your site, configures the binding on port 443, and automatically creates the scheduled task for renewal. If instead you already have a certificate file (<code>.pfx</code> or <code>.cer</code>) to import, you can find the procedure using the Certificate Manager console further down. </div> <p>A certificate does two things: it encrypts the traffic between the visitor and the server, and it proves that the site is indeed what it claims to be. Without it, browsers will display a warning that scares everyone away.</p>https://www.alemasone.com/en/install-configure-apache-ubuntu-windows/Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:26:33 +0000https://www.alemasone.com/en/install-configure-apache-ubuntu-windows/<div class="lead !mb-9 text-xl"> On Ubuntu, Apache is installed with a single command and starts automatically. On Windows, however, you have to download it, extract the files, and manually register it as a service, because the Apache Software Foundation does not provide an installer. The current stable version is 2.4.68, released on June 8, 2026. </div> <p><a href="https://httpd.apache.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Apache HTTP Server</a> has been around since 1995 and remains one of the most widely used web servers: it receives requests from the browser and serves pages, either on its own or alongside PHP and a database. Let’s look at the installation on both systems and then cover the essentials you’ll need immediately after: firewalls, virtual hosts, and modules.</p>