how to get ssl certificate on aws for free using LetsEncryp on nginx

Table of Contents

• 1. ssh into the server
• 2. Instal snapd
• 3. version check
• 4. Install Certbot
• 5. Prepare the Certbot command
• 6. Run Certbot

SSH into the server

ssh -i "your-key.pem" ubuntu@ec2-x-y-z-w...amazonaws.com

Enter into sudo mode

sudo su -

by doing this you Enter in to root@ip-[ip]

Install snapd

• this helps you to have a snap of your build and the projects/software that are on the server/system

Ensure that your version of snapd is up to date

sudo snap install core; sudo snap refresh core

Install Certbot

sudo snap install --classic certbot

Prepare the Certbot command

sudo ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot

Choose how you'd like to run Certbot

Either get and install your certificates...

Run this command to get a certificate and have Certbot edit your Nginx configuration automatically to serve it, turning on HTTPS access in a single step.

sudo certbot --nginx

Or, just get a certificate

If you're feeling more conservative and would like to make the changes to your Nginx configuration by hand, run this command.

sudo certbot certonly --nginx