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systemctl status apache2.service

First start by creating your document root directory for your domain example.com, where your site’s files will be stored. $ sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/example.com/ 7. Then set the appropriate permissions on the directory as shown. $ sudo chmod -R 775 … Continue reading →

Open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+t). Fetch the tarball: wget https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.1.1a.tar.gz Unpack the tarball with tar -zxf openssl-1.1.1a.tar.gz && cd openssl-1.1.1a Issue the command ./config. Issue the command make (You may need to run sudo apt install make gcc before running this … Continue reading →

As it stands now, the server will provide both unencrypted HTTP and encrypted HTTPS traffic. For better security, it is recommended in most cases to redirect HTTP to HTTPS automatically. If you do not want or need this functionality, you … Continue reading →

If your redirect worked correctly and you are sure you want to allow only encrypted traffic, you should modify the unencrypted Apache Virtual Host again to make the redirect permanent. Open your server block configuration file again: Find the Redirect … Continue reading →