Welcome back to Tech Reboot. Today we’re diving into how to turn an old PC into a Linux web server. Believe it or not, the very first web server was a NeXTcube at CERN back in 1989, complete with a little note reading “This machine is a server do not power down.” Fast forward to today, you can recycle that old laptop or desktop into your own mini–web host using lightweight Linux.

Here’s the quick rundown: fire up your terminal, run sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade, then install Apache with sudo apt install apache2. Allow web traffic through the firewall—sudo ufw allow "Apache Full"—and even set up SSH for remote access. Next, reboot and create a simple HTML file in /var/www/html. Add a snippet like:

Hello, world!

Point your browser to 127.0.0.1/hello.html, and there it is. Want to share it beyond your home network? Configure port forwarding on your router and grab a free DuckDNS domain. In no time, your old PC will be serving pages to the world. That’s your one-minute guide to breathing new life into hardware you already have.
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