How to enable SSL to secure Apache site in Ubuntu

To enable SSL on your website first you need to install SSL on your server. Install SSL Certificates

Step 1: First edit ssl configuration file in the apache2 directory. 

root@Tecoide:~# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf

Add these lines: 

<VirtualHost>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
Servername tecoide.com
Serveralias www.tecoide.com
</VirtualHost>

Change your SSL file location on these lines

SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/tecoide.com/fullchain.pem 
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/tecoide.com/privkey.pem

Step 2: Now link default ssl file as shown below and restart apache2 service. 

root@Tecoide:~# ln -s /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl.conf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default-ssl.conf
root@Tecoide:~# systemctl restart apache2.service

Step 3: Run this command to enable ssl 

root@Tecoide:~# a2enmod ssl

That’s it. You are done with your ssl configuration. Now open your URL with https://