[FIXED] Why can't I access port 80 when I can access port 8080?

Issue

I have deployed my web application via AWS EC2. I have made inbound rules as below.

Inbound Rules

I can now access through myIP:8080 but I get an error with myIP or myIP:80. The error message I get is: This site can’t be reached. refused to connect. Try: Checking the connection. Checking the proxy and the firewall. ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED

What am I doing wrong in here?

Solution

I have managed to resolve the issue by port forwarding with the following command:

sudo iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i eth0 -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-port 8080

Answered By - owlikns

Answer Checked By - Clifford M. (PHPFixing Volunteer)