Install SSL On Apache2 For Free Using Let's Encrypt

Learn how to install and SSL On Apache2 for FREE using Let's Encrypt.

Before you proceed, ensure that you have the following.
2) Ensure that you have a server that has a web server. For this demo, I have an Apache webserver.

Here are the list of command featured in this video.

1) Updates the package lists for upgrades for packages that need upgrading, as well as new packages that have just come to the repositories using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

2) Install the Certbot client along with the Apache plugin.
sudo apt-get install certbot python3-certbot-apache apache2

3) Once installed, you can test if the Certbot client was installed correctly using the following command.
sudo certbot --help

4) Obtain certificate for your domain name.
sudo certbot --apache

Common Questions
What does "sudo apt-get update" do?
The command downloads the package lists from the repositories and "updates" them to get information on the newest versions of packages and their dependencies.

What is a certbot?
Certbot is an easy-to-use client that fetches a certificate from Let’s Encrypt—an open certificate authority launched by the EFF, Mozilla, and others—and deploys it to a web server.

#Certbot, #letsencrypt, #ssl, #apache,

[Wyldvan_]

Hey there!

Thanks a lot for the video, man! It was really helpful. I used to think that the only way to do this was with Nginx, but it seems like Apache is a much better option. Thanks for showing me the light!

Keep up the great work!

Hugs from Brazil!

P.S. I used Google Translate to help me write this comment, so please excuse any mistakes. I'm still learning English.
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[pn-Surc]

Still works, very good video and simple video, thanks.

[samueleannulli]

...best and simply please where you take the wallpapaer in your screen ? many thanks

[justplayinggames]

I was trying to do that - everything seems to be ok - and my website now can run https - the problem is that firefox is giving me a warning message - how do i fix it ?

[DamTwitch]

Will the certificate made in this way renew itself or do I need to do something else to renew it?

[gharibelatoir]

What are the server names for apache2 in order to modify the dns records, I mean the ns record

[adamfatyga]

Where i can register my domain. On site like no-ip or DuckDNS?

[kaustavchakravorty]

Hi can i use these steps for sub domain also to get a SSL

[widhofaisalhakim]

how if I dont have domain, can we use only ip address?

[rationalism_communism]

it makes no sense to me at all.
how could it allow you to put any domain in? I just don't get it.

[munchlax]

2:15 Beware for everyone that this is an important choice. Choosing 2 will redirect everything to HTTPS, and it will break on either legacy web clients or legacy software in general without the proper SSL support. If you are either supporting old clients or hosting services that necessarily need HTTP access, choose 1 and configure the protections you can apply manually in the Apache2 configs.