Install ssl packages
sudo apt-get install openssl ssl-cert
Enable SSL module
sudo a2enmod ssl
Create certificate
sudo openssl req $@ -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -out /etc/apache2/apache.pem -keyout /etc/apache2/apache.pem
Set certificate permissions
sudo chmod 600 /etc/apache2/apache.pem
Edit the file /etc/apache2/sites-available/ssl
NameVirtualHost *:443
<VirtualHost *:443 >
SSLEngine on
ServerSignature On
SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/apache.pem
Enable https for site
sudo a2ensite ssl
Restart Apache2
sudo apache2ctl restart
Testing
Open https://localhost on browser
