GNU/Linux Mint 21 Creating Free SSL Certificate Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Create Free SSL Certificate in GNU/Linux Mint 21.x Vanessa/Vera/Victoria/Virginia LTS Desktop.
And to Make Free SSL Certificate on Mint 21 it’s easy because is enough to Install the needed Software and Execute some Basic Shell Commands.
Because to enable HTTPS on your Website, you need to get a Certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA) like Let’s Encrypt.
Thanks to letsencrypt.org following this procedure you’ll Get a Free SSL Certificate that is Valid also for a Web Commerce Site.
Most Noteworthy: Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates are valid for 90 days. Therefore it’abosolutelly recommended Automatically Renewing your Certificates every 60 days.
So here included you’ll find also detailed Instructions on How to Automatically Renew your Free SSL Certificate.
1. Open Shell Session
Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
2. Installing Certbot Software
Then to Install Certbot on Ubuntu
First, install a required package:sudo apt install software-properties-common
And then to Setup it play:sudo apt install certbot
3. Making Free SSL Certificate
Finally, to Create SSL Certificate
First, install a required package:certbot certonly --webroot [WEBSERVERROOT] -d [DOMAINS]
The [DOMAINS] must be a Comma separated List of Real and http Accessible Domains!
For Instance:certbot certonly --webroot -w /var/www/html/example.com/ -d www.example.com,example.com
And with this Command it’s possible to Generate a SSL Certificate for Multiple Websites…
To do so Make a List with a comma like Separator.
And then the Certificate will be Stored by default into:
/etc/letsencrypt/live/
4. Setting Up SSL Certificate Renewal
How to Setup Let’s Encrypt SSL Cert Renewal
So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Make a Free SSL Certificate on Linux Mint!