a fast way to install a LAMP server with Let’s Encrypt SSL
This is how i usually create a fast Apache/SSL server….
Parts taken from: https://tecadmin.net/install-lamp-quickly-using-tasksel-on-ubuntu-and-linuxmint/
1) Launch a Ubuntu 18.x LTS from your favorite cloud provider (AWS/Hetzner etc).
2) Then log in and check stuff:
Are we up to date?
# sudo apt-get update # sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Install taskel, and LAMP:
# sudo apt install tasksel # sudo tasksel install lamp-server
Secure mysql and install phpmyadmin (only if you need it!)
# sudo mysql_secure_installation ##Optional: # sudo apt install phpMyAdmin
Add support for Let’s Encrypt via certbot
# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot # sudo apt install python-certbot-apache
3) Setup your web-hosts
See step 5 here.
# sudo mkdir /var/www/yourdomain # sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /var/www/yourdomain # sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/yourdomain
Put some files in the folder …
Then we need to create the vhost:
# sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/yourdomain.conf
<VirtualHost *:80> ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost ServerName your_domain ServerAlias www.your_domain DocumentRoot /var/www/your_domain ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined </VirtualHost>
Enable your site in Apache
# sudo a2ensite yourdomain.conf # sudo systemctl restart apache2
Check tat the site works: http://yourdomain.dk. Then we are ready to add a SSL to it:
# sudo certbot --apache -d yourdomain.dk -d www.yourdomain.dk
That’s all..