Securing Web Traffic Using Certbot

The Certbot utility automates all processes involved in obtaining and installing a TLS/SSL certificate. It works directly with the free Let’s Encrypt certificate authority to request (or renew) a certificate, prove ownership of the domain, and install the certificate on Apache, NGINX, or other web servers. This allows Certbot to dramatically reduce the effort (and cost) of securing your websites with HTTPS.

The following tutorials outline how to install and use Certbot with either Apache or NGINX on various Linux distributions.

Apache

• CentOS/RHEL 7: Securing Web Traffic Using Certbot with Apache on CentOS/RHEL 7

• CentOS/RHEL 8: Securing Web Traffic Using Certbot with Apache on CentOS/RHEL 8

• Debian: Securing Web Traffic Using Certbot with Apache on Debian 10 and 9

• Fedora: Securing Web Traffic Using Certbot with Apache on Fedora

• Ubuntu: Securing Web Traffic Using Certbot with Apache on Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04

NGINX

• CentOS/RHEL 7: Securing Web Traffic Using Certbot with NGINX on CentOS/RHEL 7

• CentOS/RHEL 8: Securing Web Traffic Using Certbot with NGINX on CentOS/RHEL 8

• Debian: Securing Web Traffic Using Certbot with NGINX on Debian 10 and 9

• Fedora: Securing Web Traffic Using Certbot with NGINX on Fedora

• Ubuntu: Securing Web Traffic Using Certbot with NGINX on Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04