How to Install a Free SSL Certificate using Let's Encrypt

Learn to Secure website traffic using HTTPS by installing a FREE Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate!

4.44 (1199 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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Web Development
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145,437
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1 hour
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Mar 2017
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$44.99
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What you will learn

Distinguish between different types of SSL Certificates

Create and Configure a basic droplet on Digital Ocean

Install a Free Let's Encrypt SSL Certificate

Fix the Google "Not Secure" Warning on any website that contains input forms.

Install LAMP Stack on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Configure Name Servers

Configure DNS Settings on Digital Ocean

Check the status of a SSL Certificate

Automatically renew a SSL Certificate periodically using cron tab, and setting up cron jobs.

Description

In the modern internet age, delivering web content over a secure protocol has become essential. 

Since January 2017, Google attaches a warning label to any website that does not secure sensitive web page content by delivering it using HTTPS. This includes web pages that contain forms asking for usernames, passwords, credit cards and other sensitive information. 

In the near future Google plans to roll out a requirement for all web pages to be secured. Warning labels will become progressively more aggressive, and eventually highlighted in red, bold colors on the address bar. 

It is easy to see the consequences of not complying with this new requirement. You invest time, money and energy to drive traffic to your website. Your users expect a secure browsing experience and will likely be deterred from using your page when they see such warning labels attached. 

There is a common misconception that securing a webpage over HTTPS requires expert server knowledge and is a costly and cumbersome process. 

The purpose of this course is designed to teach you everything you need to know about HTTPS and SSL certificates. We start with the basics. Exploring the theory and definitions that will be useful in developing your understanding. 

From there, we dive into configuring a server on Digital Ocean and installing a free SSL certificate known as Let's Encrypt. We also explore setting up Cron Jobs on an Ubuntu server, to automatically renew your certificate periodically. 

After completing this course, you will easily be able to secure any web page using HTTPS and free SSL certificates.

Content

SSL Certificates

Introduction to SSL Certificates
Traditional vs. Digital Certificates
Types of SSL Certificates
How SSL Certificates Work
Obtaining a SSL Certificate
Introduction to Let's Encrypt

Digital Ocean Server Setup

Preparation
Domain Name Server Administration
Introduction to Digital Ocean
Droplet Configurations
Creating a Droplet
Install PuTTY/Terminal and Connect
Install LAMP Stack - Apache, MySQL, PHP
Configure DNS on Digital Ocean
Droplet Basic Configurations

SSL Certificate Installation

Installing Lets Encrypt
SSL Certificate Status Reports
Redirect all Domain Variations to HTTPS
Auto Renewal with cron jobs
Final Quiz

Next Steps

Become an Expert

Screenshots

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Reviews

Paul
March 10, 2023
Mostly the course was easy to follow along with and I was able to glean some learning about SSL Certificates. However, it does need to be updated as command 'apt-get install python-letsencrypt-apache' does not work. Returns a 'package not available' message. Also, the delivery was very slow. I played it t 1.5x normal speed.
Mahesh
December 4, 2022
Excellent Explanation,But The Course isn't Upto date Digital Ocean Ui Has Been changed. I Hope They Put This Upto Date
Ivan
June 21, 2022
It does not explain everything step by step in detail. Hostgator explanation is missing, I got some errors during tools installation because the course is not up to date. Digital ocean UI has also changed.
Diego
April 18, 2022
Excelente explicación. Soy de habla hispana y entiendo el inglés cuando es hablado pausadamente. Este curso ofrece esa posibilidad, y para mí es algo muy bueno.
Joey
March 11, 2022
It helped me with my ongoing thesis for school! Thank you so much for this course. Hope to avail more.
Jorge
February 8, 2022
FUE UN CURSO MUY UTIL SOLO QUE SI ME CUESTA APRENDER UN POCO TENGO QUE VER VARIAS VECES PARA ENTENDER PERO TOSO EXCELENTE
Massimo
October 15, 2021
primo corso su Udemi, ottima esperienza. I sottotitoli aiutano tanto chi, come me, non è abituato ad ascoltare in inglese
Sadanand
October 9, 2021
Good Commanding Voice of Instructor. I think Command are not explained proper. Instructor could have added the command to resource in word or text file.
Antonio
August 28, 2021
the speaker is very knowledgeable and concise. Well worth taking the course also as a beginners, it opens your mind into exploring more about web development. A very interesting topic!
Waldemar
August 6, 2021
9. Excellent course. Very interesting and informative with many specific topics that will help you understand the secure sensitive web page content by delivering it using HTTPS and SSL certificates.. Thank you very much!
Aaruni
July 9, 2021
Its good to go but it worth more if we get certificate as proof of learning and recall SSL learnings whenever required.
Bilal
June 29, 2021
The course is well designed. And all the pre-requisites are also covered, so a newbie can learn it very easily.
Muhammad
April 21, 2021
Detailed explanations with hands on examples. Instructor was well prepared and have a vast knowledge about the topic
Favour
April 14, 2021
The course was a good match for me. i learnt how to auto renew the cron job instead of manually renewing it and i also learnt about Lamp Stack which i never knew before now.
J
January 31, 2021
As a web developer, I have learned what is SSL in details and the way to configure SSL manually. Mostly I have been using CPanel to install the SSL on shared hosting, but this information will help me to get cloud and set my SSL with commands. Thank you

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