I expected Apache it to be ancient, slow, and hard to set up. None of that is actually true. Apache2 is an easy‑to‑use, transparent, and well‑documented web server. The documentation is a pleasure to read, and Ubuntu integration is excellent.
My demands are modest and I don’t need many extras, but decent TLS certificate management is a must these days and it’s not built-in . The certbot package is just one apt install away though, and it even provides a Systemd timer that handles automatic renewals.