This sample site was built on Azure VM, ubunti 18.04 Here're steps for setup: Update Ubuntu packages Install Apache Check disk space Start/ Reload/ Stop service on Azure Ubuntu Install MySQL Install PHP and WordPress Setup SSL Check Apache Role Setup FTP on Azure VM Update Ubuntu packages before installation Ref: https://tecadmin.net/upgrading-ubuntu-packages-command-line/ sudo update; sudo upgrade Install Apache Ref: https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/install-and-configure-apache#1-overview sudo apt install apache2 When installation complete, Root path of the website: /var/www/html/ Apache config folder: /etc/apache2/ On tutorial, it shows you how to create a virtual host. (We could see command a2ensite (to apply new config file) when setting up a WordPress Site.) I have blog sites hosted on blogspot.com which provide domain name reassignment. I setup their domain names on Google Domains (https://domains.google.com/), and use redirection on .access file. Access control : /var/www