How To Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 14.04

How To Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 14.04

How To Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 14.04

Introduction

In this tutorial, you will learn how to secure your Apache web server with a free SSL/TLS certificate from Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 14.04. Securing your website with HTTPS not only encrypts the communication between your server and your visitors, but also helps to improve your website's security and privacy.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

  • An Ubuntu 14.04 server with Apache installed
  • Access to a terminal or SSH client
  • Root or sudo access to the server

Step 1: Install Let's Encrypt

To get started, you will need to install the Let's Encrypt client on your server. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal or SSH client: 

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install letsencrypt

Step 2: Generate SSL Certificate

Next, you will need to generate an SSL certificate for your domain using Let's Encrypt. To do this, run the following command: 

sudo letsencrypt certonly --webroot -w /var/www/html -d yourdomain.com -d www.yourdomain.com

Make sure to replace "yourdomain.com" with your actual domain name. This command will generate the SSL certificate and store it on your server.

Step 3: Configure Apache

Once you have the SSL certificate, you need to configure Apache to use it. To do this, open the Apache SSL configuration file using the following command: 

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf

Find the following lines and replace them with the appropriate values: 

SSLCertificateFile      /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem
SSLCertificateKeyFile   /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/privkey.pem

Save and close the file, then enable the SSL module and the new configuration file by running the following commands: 

sudo a2enmod ssl
sudo a2ensite default-ssl.conf
sudo

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