# Apache HTTP Server as a reverse proxy on Ubuntu

To avoid exposing an additional port, AppServer port 2880, you can configure [Apache HTTP Server to act as a reverse proxy](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/howto/reverse_proxy.html).

1\. Enable [**mod\_proxy**](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_proxy.html) and [**mod\_proxy\_http**](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_proxy_http.html) modules using **a2enmod** script within Apache configuration.

```javascript
a2enmod proxy
a2enmod proxy_http
```

2\. Find and open for editing WebSpellChecker config (**2\_WebInterface.conf**) for Apache.

* File location on Linux-based environments: /etc/apache2/conf-available/2\_WebInterface.conf

```javascript
/etc/apache2/conf-available# nano 2_WebInterface.conf
```

3\. At the very top or end of the file, add **ProxyPass** with the path to the application server (AppServer).

```javascript
ProxyPass "/wscservice/api" "http://localhost:2880"
...
```

4\. Save file and restart Apache.

```javascript
service apache2 restart
```

Check the **status**: [https://localhost/wscservice/api?cmd=status](https://your_host/wscservice/api/?cmd=ver)


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