{"id":53587,"date":"2020-03-11T13:30:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T18:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=53587"},"modified":"2025-02-05T22:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T03:56:04","slug":"lets-encrypt-ssl-ubuntu-with-certbot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/ssl\/lets-encrypt-ssl-ubuntu-with-certbot\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL on Ubuntu with Certbot"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/certbot-free-ssls-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Free SSL Certificates with Certbot\" class=\"wp-image-92921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/certbot-free-ssls-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/certbot-free-ssls-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/certbot-free-ssls-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/certbot-free-ssls.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s Encrypt provides free SSL certificates for your websites to use secure connections. <a href=\"https:\/\/certbot.eff.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Certbot<\/a> is free open source software that allows you to easily create Let\u2019s Encrypt SSLs on your unmanaged Linux server. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/ssh\/how-to-login-ssh\/\">Log into SSH<\/a> as root to begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install\">Install Certbot in Ubuntu 20.04<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of the older python-certbot-apache package, Certbot now recommends using the snapd package manager to install Certbot in Ubuntu. InMotion Cloud Server Hosting is incompatible with snapd at this time, but Python Installs Packages (PIP) works just as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install Certbot in Ubuntu with Apt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloud servers and Dedicated Servers can use the Apt Package Manager to install Certbot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, update the package index:<br><code>sudo apt update<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install Certbot on Apache or NGINX:<br><code>sudo apt-get install certbot python3-certbot-apache<\/code><br><br><code>sudo apt-get install certbot python3-certbot-nginx<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pip\">Install Certbot in Ubuntu with PIP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloud server users can install Certbot in Ubuntu with PIP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>First, install PIP: <pre>sudo apt install python3 python3-venv libaugeas0<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up a virtual environment: <pre>sudo python3 -m venv \/opt\/certbot\/<\/pre> <pre>sudo \/opt\/certbot\/bin\/pip install --upgrade pip<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install Certbot on Apache (or NGINX): <pre>sudo \/opt\/certbot\/bin\/pip install certbot certbot-apache<\/pre> <pre>sudo \/opt\/certbot\/bin\/pip install certbot certbot-nginx<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a symlink to ensure Certbot runs: <pre>sudo ln -s \/opt\/certbot\/bin\/certbot \/usr\/bin\/certbot<\/pre><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"snapd\">Install Certbot in Ubuntu with snapd<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/dedicated-servers\">Dedicated Server Hosting<\/a> users can use snapd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>Install snapd: <pre>sudo apt install snapd<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure you have the latest snapd version installed: <pre>sudo snap install core; sudo snap refresh core<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install Certbot with snapd: <pre>sudo snap install --classic certbot<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a symlink to ensure Certbot runs: <pre>sudo ln -s \/snap\/bin\/certbot \/usr\/bin\/certbot<\/pre><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create\">Create an SSL Certificate with Certbot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Run Certbot to create SSL certificates and modify your web server configuration file to automatically redirect HTTP requests to HTTPS. Or, add \u201ccertonly\u201d to create the SSL certificates without modifying system files (recommended if hosting staging sites that should not be forced to use an SSL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>Choose the best option for your needs.<br>Create SSL certs for all domains and configure redirects in the web server: <pre>sudo certbot --apache<\/pre> <pre>sudo certbot --nginx<\/pre><br>Create SSL certs for a specified domain (recommended if you\u2019re using your system hostname): <pre>sudo certbot --apache -d example.com -d www.example.com<\/pre><br>Only install SSL certs: <pre>sudo certbot certonly --apache<\/pre> <pre>sudo certbot certonly --nginx<\/pre><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter an email address for renewal and security notices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Agree to the terms of service.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Specify whether to receive emails from EFF.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If prompted, choose whether to redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS \u2013 <strong>1<\/strong> (no redirect, no further changes to the server) or <strong>2<\/strong> (redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"trouble\">SSL Maintenance and Troubleshooting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After you install a Let\u2019s Encrypt certificate on your Ubuntu Certbot setup, you can test your website SSL status at https:\/\/WhyNoPadlock.com to identify mixed content errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The certificate files for each domain is stored in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">cd \/etc\/letsencrypt\/live<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s Encrypt certificates expire after 90 days. 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