Ubuntu 26.04

How to Configure SSL for Apache on Ubuntu 26.04

To configure SSL for Apache on Ubuntu 26.04 with a self-signed certificate (lab/test) for example.com, follow these steps.

Step 1 : Update.

sudo apt update

Step 2 : Install OpenSSL.

sudo apt install openssl

Step 3 : Generate a key and cert.

sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 \
  -keyout /etc/ssl/private/example.com.key \
  -out /etc/ssl/certs/example.com.crt \
  -subj "/C=US/ST=State/L=City/O=Org/CN=example.com"

Step 4 : Enable SSL.

sudo a2enmod ssl

Step 5 : Create the SSL vhost.

sudo tee /etc/apache2/sites-available/example.com-ssl.conf <<'EOF'
<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName example.com
    DocumentRoot /var/www/example.com
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/example.com.key
    <Directory /var/www/example.com>
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
    </Directory>
</VirtualHost>
EOF

Step 6 : Enable the SSL site.

sudo a2ensite example.com-ssl.conf

Step 7 : Test and restart.

sudo apache2ctl configtest
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 8 : Open HTTPS and skip the browser warning (self-signed).

https://example.com

You have configured SSL for Apache on Ubuntu 26.04.