Cloudflare.com gives you a free SSL certificate

How to activate SSL with a free valid certificate

How to allow multiple SSL hosts on a single IP in Ubuntu

Open the file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/ports.conf

Find the following line:

<IfModule ssl_module>
Listen 443

and change it to:

<IfModule ssl_module>
Listen 443
SSLStrictSNIVHostCheck off

Then restart Apache

service apache2 restart

To activate and de-activate SSL

Activate SSL by typing the command

sudo a2enmod ssl

 

Then restart Apache to publish the change

service apache2 restart

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How to get free SSL certificates

Claim your free SSL certificate on CloudFlare.com
Claim your free SSL certificate on CloudFlare.com by choosing “Full SSL” in the menu.

You can use the free not valid SSL certificate in Ubuntu together with the free valid certificate you get from CloudFlare. SSL will give you better SEO ranking on Google. This is the fastest and easiest way to get a valid SSL on your VPS. By leaving most of the process to the cloud in the spirit of JeOS. The easiest is to choose the “Full SSL” option. The you can use the native not valid Ubuntu certificates.

Strict mode full SSL

If you generate certificates in the CloudFlare admin panel and install them in Ubuntu, then you should use the Full SSL (Strict) choice. Your site is encrypted in either choice.

The Let’s Encrypt project

An alternative to CloudFlare is to acquire your free SSL certificate from the Let’s Encrypt project. Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority.

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