chrisjrob: ssl https://chrisjrob.com GNU Linux, Perl and FLOSS en-gb Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:22:31 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:22:31 +0000 Howto | Apache SSL https://chrisjrob.com/2009/05/19/apache-ssl/ Tue, 19 May 2009 12:02:19 +0000 chrisjrob@gmail.com (Chris Roberts) https://chrisjrob.com/2009/05/19/apache-ssl How to enable Apache SSL:

# a2enmod ssl
# cd /etc/apache2/
# mkdir ssl
# openssl req -new -x509 -days 3650 -nodes -out /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.pem -keyout /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.pem
# chmod 600 /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.pem
# /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

When generating the certificate it prompts for “Your name”, this should be the name of your site e.g. host.example.com.

SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/apache.pem
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