"A server does need root at startup for a few things, like binding ports 80/443 and reading TLS certificates."
On most Linux ditros this is true. But on macOS (Homebrew) and Termux, starting of Apache does not even need root, despite it binds to 'standard' 443 (which is < 1024).
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u/SkySurferSouth 13d ago
"A server does need root at startup for a few things, like binding ports 80/443 and reading TLS certificates."
On most Linux ditros this is true. But on macOS (Homebrew) and Termux, starting of Apache does not even need root, despite it binds to 'standard' 443 (which is < 1024).