Get Free SSL Certificate with Apache on Centos 7 VPS | Install Let's Encrypt

Learn how to get free SSL certificate with Apache on Centos 7 VPS. The tutorial will guide you on the step-by-step guide on how to retrieve Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate using Certbot client tool.

First off, you will learn the proper way to install Certbot client package on Centos 7 vps. Next, you will learn how to retrieve the SSL certificate using Certbot client. Meanwhile, I will show how to fix the common Apache configuration error generated by Certbot client tool.

Finally, you will how to automatically renew the SSL certificate using cron job and certbot.

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PREREQUISITES:
1) Initial server setup on Centos 7 VPS: https://youtu.be/9p54edsQ1Iw
2) How to Install LAMP stack on Centos 7: VPS: https://youtu.be/qTE0C0kUavk
3) How to Install WordPress with Apache on Centos 7: https://youtu.be/JMdk6V3Hyys

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COMMAND USED IN VIDEO:
sudo yum update -y && sudo yum upgrade -y

sudo yum install epel-release -y

sudo yum install certbot python2-certbot-apache mod_ssl -y

sudo certbot –version

sudo certbot –apache -d chamnes.xyz

sudo vi /etc/httpd/conf.d/chamnes.xyz.conf

** WARNING **
* REPLACE [ with open angle bracket
* REPLACE ] with close angle bracket
[VirtualHost *:80]
ServerAdmin admin@chamnes.xyz
ServerName chamnes.xyz
ServerAlias chamnes.xyz
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
[/VirtualHost]

sudo systemctl restart httpd

https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=chamnes.xyz

sudo certbot renew –dry-run

sudo crontab -e

0 0,12 * * * python -c ‘import random; import time; time.sleep(random.random() * 3600)’ && certbot renew

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