{"id":54507,"date":"2026-07-03T10:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/?post_type=cs_article&#038;p=54507"},"modified":"2026-07-23T09:52:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:52:30","slug":"install-a-lets-encrypt-ssl-certificate-on-a-website","status":"publish","type":"cs_article","link":"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/cs\/install-a-lets-encrypt-ssl-certificate-on-a-website","title":{"rendered":"How to install a Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL certificate on a website hosted on an AccuWeb.Cloud VM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"ack-h1\">How to install a Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL certificate on a website hosted on an AccuWeb.Cloud VM?<\/h1>\n<p>Securing your website with an SSL certificate is essential for protecting data transmitted between visitors and your server. SSL certificates encrypt communication, improve website security, and help build visitor trust. Additionally, modern browsers mark websites without SSL as &#8220;Not Secure,&#8221; and search engines favor HTTPS-enabled websites.<\/p>\n<p>This guide explains how to install a free Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL certificate on a website hosted on an AccuWeb.Cloud Virtual Machine running Ubuntu Linux and using either Apache or Nginx web server.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>An active AccuWeb.Cloud Virtual Machine.<\/li>\n<li>A registered domain name.<\/li>\n<li>Root or sudo access to the server.<\/li>\n<li>Apache or Nginx already installed<\/li>\n<li>The domain&#8217;s DNS records point to your server&#8217;s public IP address.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Step 1: Create a Virtual Machine on AccuWeb.Cloud<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">1. Log in to the AccuWeb.Cloud Dashboard<\/h3>\n<p>Go to<a href=\"https:\/\/manage.accuweb.cloud\/\"> https:\/\/manage.accuweb.cloud\/<\/a> and log in using your registered credentials.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1.-Log-in-to-the-AccuWeb.Cloud-Dashboard-1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54509\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1.-Log-in-to-the-AccuWeb.Cloud-Dashboard-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1683\" height=\"906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1.-Log-in-to-the-AccuWeb.Cloud-Dashboard-1.png 1683w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1.-Log-in-to-the-AccuWeb.Cloud-Dashboard-1-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1.-Log-in-to-the-AccuWeb.Cloud-Dashboard-1-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1.-Log-in-to-the-AccuWeb.Cloud-Dashboard-1-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1.-Log-in-to-the-AccuWeb.Cloud-Dashboard-1-1536x827.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1683px) 100vw, 1683px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">2. Create a New Environment<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <b>Create Environment<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the desired region.<\/li>\n<li>Choose <b>Ubuntu 22.04 LTS<\/b> (recommended).<\/li>\n<li>Configure CPU, RAM, and storage resources.<\/li>\n<li>Assign a public IP address.<\/li>\n<li>Click <b>Create<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2.-Create-a-New-Environment.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54510\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2.-Create-a-New-Environment.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1419\" height=\"607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2.-Create-a-New-Environment.png 1419w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2.-Create-a-New-Environment-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2.-Create-a-New-Environment-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2.-Create-a-New-Environment-768x329.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1419px) 100vw, 1419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wait for the VM deployment to complete.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Step 2: Connect to the Virtual Machine<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Linux\/macOS<\/h3>\n<p>ssh root@YOUR_SERVER_IP<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Windows (PowerShell)<\/h3>\n<p>ssh root@YOUR_SERVER_IP<\/p>\n<p>Replace YOUR_SERVER_IP with your actual public IP address.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\"><b>Step 3:<\/b> Update<b> the Server<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Update the operating system packages before proceeding.<\/p>\n<p>apt update &amp;&amp; apt upgrade -y<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-3-Update-the-Server.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54511\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-3-Update-the-Server.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1065\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-3-Update-the-Server.png 1065w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-3-Update-the-Server-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-3-Update-the-Server-1024x217.png 1024w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-3-Update-the-Server-768x163.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1065px) 100vw, 1065px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Verify the server is fully updated.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Step 4: Install a Web Server<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Install Apache<\/h3>\n<p>apt install apache2 -y<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-4-Install-a-Web-Server.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54512\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-4-Install-a-Web-Server.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-4-Install-a-Web-Server.png 790w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-4-Install-a-Web-Server-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-4-Install-a-Web-Server-768x206.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Start and enable Apache:<\/p>\n<p>systemctl enable apache2<\/p>\n<p>systemctl start apache2<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-4-Install-a-Web-Server-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54513\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-4-Install-a-Web-Server-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"809\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-4-Install-a-Web-Server-1.png 809w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-4-Install-a-Web-Server-1-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Step-4-Install-a-Web-Server-1-768x156.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">OR Install Nginx<\/h3>\n<p>apt install nginx -y<\/p>\n<p>Start and enable Nginx:<\/p>\n<p>systemctl enable nginx<\/p>\n<p>systemctl start nginx<\/p>\n<p>Verify the website is accessible using the server&#8217;s IP address.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Step 5: Point Your Domain to the VM<\/h2>\n<p>Go to your domain\u2019s DNS management panel and add an A record:<\/p>\n<p><b>Record<\/b> <b>Type<\/b> &#8211; A<\/p>\n<p><b>Host<\/b> &#8211; @ or www<\/p>\n<p><b>Value<\/b> &#8211; SERVER_PUBLIC_IP<\/p>\n<p>Allow DNS propagation to complete.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Step 6: Configure a Virtual Host<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Apache Example<\/h3>\n<p>Create a configuration file:<\/p>\n<p>nano \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/<a href=\"http:\/\/ssltest.demovpstest.com\">ssltest.demovpstest.com<\/a>.conf<\/p>\n<p>Add:<\/p>\n<p>&lt;VirtualHost *:80&gt;<\/p>\n<p>ServerName ssltest.demovpstest.com<\/p>\n<p>ServerAlias www.ssltest.demovpstest.com<\/p>\n<p>DocumentRoot \/var\/www\/html<\/p>\n<p>&lt;Directory \/var\/www\/html&gt;<\/p>\n<p>AllowOverride All<\/p>\n<p>Require all granted<\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/Directory&gt;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;\/VirtualHost&gt;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Require-all-granted.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54514\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Require-all-granted.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"952\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Require-all-granted.png 952w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Require-all-granted-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Require-all-granted-768x361.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enable the site:<\/p>\n<p>a2ensite ssltest.demovpstest.com.conf<\/p>\n<p>systemctl reload apache2<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Enable-the-site.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54515\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Enable-the-site.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"881\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Enable-the-site.png 881w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Enable-the-site-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Enable-the-site-768x149.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 881px) 100vw, 881px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Nginx Example<\/h3>\n<p>Create:<\/p>\n<p>nano \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/ssltest.demovpstest.com<\/p>\n<p>Add:<\/p>\n<p>server {<\/p>\n<p>listen 80;<\/p>\n<p>server_name <a href=\"http:\/\/ssltest.demovpstest.com\">ssltest.demovpstest.com<\/a> ssltest.demovpstest.com;<\/p>\n<p>root \/var\/www\/html;<\/p>\n<p>index index.php index.html index.htm;<\/p>\n<p>}<\/p>\n<p>Enable the site:<\/p>\n<p>ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/ssltest.demovpstest.com \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enabled\/<\/p>\n<p>nginx -t<\/p>\n<p>systemctl reload nginx<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Step 7: Install Certbot<\/h2>\n<p>Certbot is the official Let&#8217;s Encrypt client used to obtain and manage SSL certificates.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Ubuntu<\/h3>\n<p>apt install certbot -y<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ubuntu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54516\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ubuntu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"942\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ubuntu.png 942w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ubuntu-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ubuntu-768x166.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 942px) 100vw, 942px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Apache Plugin<\/h3>\n<p>apt install python3-certbot-apache -y<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Apache-Plugin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54517\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Apache-Plugin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"978\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Apache-Plugin.png 978w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Apache-Plugin-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Apache-Plugin-768x277.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">Nginx Plugin<\/h3>\n<p>apt install python3-certbot-nginx -y<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Step 8: Obtain a Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL Certificate<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">For Apache<\/h3>\n<p>certbot &#8211;apache -d ssltest.demovpstest.com -d <a href=\"http:\/\/ssltest.demovpstest.com\">ssltest.demovpstest.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note: Please replace the domain name with your real domain name.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/for-apache.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54518\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/for-apache.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"973\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/for-apache.png 973w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/for-apache-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/for-apache-768x345.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"ack-h3\">For Nginx<\/h3>\n<p>certbot &#8211;nginx -d ssltest.demovpstest.com -d ssltest.demovpstest.com<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ack-h2\">Step 9: Verify SSL Installation<\/h2>\n<p>Open your browser and visit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/example.com\">https:\/\/ssltest.demovpstest.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/For-Nginx.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54519\" src=\"https:\/\/accuweb.cloud\/resource\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/For-Nginx.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"868\" height=\"446\" 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