Raspberry Pi is not just a small board computer but a mixer board that can do almost anything and everything. Want to set up Pi-hole on your Raspberry Pi to block ads and trackers from your entire home network? Yes, it does. Want to set up a Raspberry Pi web server for web development and local file transfer? Well, it does too. Using a Raspberry Pi is actually a great and affordable way to build a personal web server. So if you're interested, follow this simple guide and turn your Raspberry Pi into a web server in no time.

To set up a Raspberry Pi web server, you first need to install a web server. There are two popular web servers: Apache and Nginx. But in this tutorial we will use Apache because it is reliable and easier to use. Besides that, we will also install PHP so you can host dynamic web pages on your Raspberry Pi. Now that we've said all that, let's jump to the ladder.

1. First of all, make sure you have flashed the Raspberry Pi OS using the desktop interface on the SD card. If you're new to all this, follow our guide on setting up the Raspberry Pi remotely. That said, if you have an external monitor it will be much smoother.

2. When Raspbian OS starts, open the terminal and run the command below to update Raspbian OS to the latest version.