Updated: 19-01-2018 - bug prevents requesting cert, added webroot method which still works

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Intro

Easily setup HTTPS on your websites by using Letsencrypt with Apache2 on Ubuntu 16.04!

Quick-guide

Add the cerbot repository

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot

Update

sudo apt-get update

Install certbot

sudo apt-get install python-certbot-apache -y

~~sudo certbot --apache -d #@WEBSITE@#~~

^above command no longer functioning (19-01-2018), will be fixed in future.

However, there is another way to do this: webroot. You point certbot at your sites folder

/var/www/#@WEBSITE@#

You will have to answer a couple of questions (like do you want to force https) and it will be done!

certbot --authenticator webroot --installer apache -d #@WEBSITE@#

Setup renewal

sudo crontab -e

Add the following and save:

0 * * * * /usr/bin/certbot renew --quiet

This runs the ‘certbot renew –quit’ command every 0th minute, aka every hour. You can change the time here.