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Friday, December 7, 2018

How to Install Free SSL Using Certbot in Ubuntu 16.04

Follow the  instructions below to install free SSL on your website. This is applicable if you have root access on your instance. The instructions is application on Ubuntu 16.04 using Apache as a web server. We will be using certbot to easily install and renew SSL every three (3) months since the expiration of each generated certificate is every 90 days or more or less 3 months. Make sure to renew your ssl before it expires to avoid accessibility problems.

Install Certbot and Dependencies

sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common 
sudo add-apt-repository universe 
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot 
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install python-certbot-apache

Install SSL

sudo certbot --apache


I've been using virtual host to host multiple websites in one hosting.

You can check for the tutorial on how to setup virtual host on Ubuntu 16.04 here.

How to Install Free SSL Using Certbot in Ubuntu 16.04

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