User Data for Amazon Linux 2023 AMI - Spinup a httpd server and host a web page

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#!/bin/bash

# Update packages
dnf update -y

# Install Apache
dnf install -y httpd

# Start and enable service
systemctl start httpd
systemctl enable httpd

# Create web page
echo "<h1>Hello World from $(hostname -f)</h1>" > /var/www/html/index.html

# Fix permissions (important for AL2023 sometimes)
chmod 644 /var/www/html/index.html