I’ve been wanting to install an SSL certificate on my web servers for some time now. I was putting it off because the last time I tried to do this the process was quite complicated and painful. I’m pleased to say that, at least if you run a recent version of Ubuntu Linux with the Apache webserver, the process of converting your site from unsecured to fully encrypted can be as simple as entering the following at the command line:
$ sudo snap install --classic certbot $ sudo certbot --apache
The first command installs the certbot utility and the second tells it to install a certificate and configure Apache to use it. Certbot uses the Let’s Encrypt website to get a free certificate for your site. Find out more at https://certbot.eff.org/instructions?ws=apache&os=ubuntufocal