{"id":51297,"date":"2026-01-05T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=51297"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:39:48","slug":"how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install Let&#8217;s Encrypt on Ubuntu 24.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24.04.webp\" alt=\"How to install Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 24.04\" class=\"wp-image-51361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24.04.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24.04-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24.04-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24.04-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog post, we will explain how to install Let&#8217;s Encrypt on Ubuntu 24.04 OS. Let&#8217;s Encrypt is a non-profit certificate authority that issues free SSL certificates, enabling HTTPS encryption for websites. The key features of Let&#8217;s Encrypt are that it offers free SSL\/TLS certificates for everyone, the process is automated, making it easier to manage, and the community is huge for support and troubleshooting. The lifespan of a Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL certificate is 90 days, but certificate renewal is configured on the server with a single command and a cron job (a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like operating systems that automates tasks by running commands or scripts at specified intervals).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Installing a Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL certificate is a straightforward process that may take a couple of minutes. In this blog post, we will install Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt on Apache and Nginx web servers. Let&#8217;s get started with Let&#8217;s Encrypt on Ubuntu 24.04!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e63109a4746\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e63109a4746\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24-04\/#Prerequisites\" >Prerequisites<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24-04\/#Update-the-System\" >Update the System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24-04\/#What-is-Certbot\" >What is Certbot?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24-04\/#Install-Free-Lets-Encrypt-with-Apache-as-a-web-server\" >Install Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt with Apache as a web server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24-04\/#Install-Free-Lets-Encrypt-with-Nginx-as-a-web-server\" >Install Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt with Nginx as a web server<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-on-ubuntu-24-04\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prerequisites\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prerequisites\"><\/span>Prerequisites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/ubuntu-hosting\/\">server running Ubuntu<\/a> 24.04 OS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>User privileges: root or non-root user with sudo privileges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A valid domain with a pointed A record to the server, which is key for using Let&#8217;s Encrypt on Ubuntu 24.04<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-update-the-system\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Update-the-System\"><\/span>Update the System<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we begin installing the web servers or the Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL certificate, we will update the system packages to their latest versions. Execute the following command to get ready for Let&#8217;s Encrypt on the Ubuntu 24.04 setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo apt update -y &amp;&amp; sudo apt upgrade -y<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-certbot\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-is-Certbot\"><\/span>What is Certbot?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Certbot is a free, open-source tool for automatically obtaining and renewing SSL\/TLS certificates from Let&#8217;s Encrypt. The key functions of Certbot are: automated certificate issuance, web server configuration, automatic renewal, domain validation, compatibility, and user-friendly. Certbot user automated process and the ACME protocol to verify the domain ownership and issue the certificate. To validate a website, Certbot on the web server proves ownership by completing a set of challenges, such as placing a specific file in a public directory. Let&#8217;s Encrypt then checks that the challenges are completed correctly before issuing the certificate, which works smoothly with Ubuntu 24.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the following paragraphs, we will explain how to install Certbot for Apache or Nginx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-install-free-let-s-encrypt-with-apache-as-a-web-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install-Free-Lets-Encrypt-with-Apache-as-a-web-server\"><\/span>Install Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt with Apache as a web server<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We assume that you already have an Apache web server installed on your server. If not, then you can install it with the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo apt install apache2 -y<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we install Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt, we must have an Apache virtual host with a valid domain. To create an Apache virtual host on Ubuntu 24.04, execute the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo touch \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/website.conf<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the file and paste the following lines of code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">&lt;VirtualHost *:80&gt;<br><br>ServerName yourdomainhere.com<br>DocumentRoot \/var\/www\/html\/<br><br>&lt;Directory \/var\/www\/html\/&gt;<br>AllowOverride All<br>&lt;\/Directory&gt;<br><br>ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/error.log<br>CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}\/access.log combined<br><br>&lt;\/VirtualHost&gt;<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the file and close it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enable the Apache configuration files for your Website, including the rewrite module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo a2enmod rewrite<br><br>sudo a2ensite website.conf<br><br>sudo a2dissite 000-default.conf<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the Apache2 syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apachectl -t<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You should receive the following output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">root@host:\/var\/www\/html\/# apachectl -t<br>Syntax OK<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If the syntax is OK, restart the Apache service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">systemctl restart apache2<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the next step is to install the <strong>Certbot<\/strong> tool for Apache:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-apache -y<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To obtain an SSL certificate with Certbot, execute the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo certbot --apache -d <strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>After executing the command, you will be asked a couple of questions, and the output after generating the SSL certificate should look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">root@host:~# sudo certbot --apache -d yourdomain.com<br>Saving debug log to \/var\/log\/letsencrypt\/letsencrypt.log<br>Enter email address (used for urgent renewal and security notices)<br> (Enter 'c' to cancel): <strong>admin@yourdomain.com<\/strong><br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>Please read the Terms of Service at<br>https:\/\/letsencrypt.org\/documents\/LE-SA-v1.5-February-24-2025.pdf. You must<br>agree in order to register with the ACME server. Do you agree?<br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>(Y)es\/(N)o: <strong>Yes<\/strong><br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>Would you be willing, once your first certificate is successfully issued, to<br>share your email address with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a founding<br>partner of the Let's Encrypt project and the non-profit organization that<br>develops Certbot? We'd like to send you email about our work encrypting the web,<br>EFF news, campaigns, and ways to support digital freedom.<br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>(Y)es\/(N)o: <strong>Yes<\/strong><br>Account registered.<br>Requesting a certificate for <strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong><br><br>Successfully received certificate.<br>Certificate is saved at: \/etc\/letsencrypt\/live\/<strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong>\/fullchain.pem<br>Key is saved at:         \/etc\/letsencrypt\/live\/<strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong>\/privkey.pem<br>This certificate expires on 2026-02-06.<br>These files will be updated when the certificate renews.<br>Certbot has set up a scheduled task to automatically renew this certificate in the background.<br><br>Deploying certificate<br>Successfully deployed certificate for <strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong> to \/etc\/apache2\/sites-available\/website-le-ssl.conf<br>Congratulations! You have successfully enabled HTTPS on https:\/\/<strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong><br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>If you like Certbot, please consider supporting our work by:<br> * Donating to ISRG \/ Let's Encrypt:   https:\/\/letsencrypt.org\/donate<br> * Donating to EFF:                    https:\/\/eff.org\/donate-le<br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>That was for the Apache web server. Now, let&#8217;s proceed to the Nginx web server in the next heading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-install-free-let-s-encrypt-with-nginx-as-a-web-server\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Install-Free-Lets-Encrypt-with-Nginx-as-a-web-server\"><\/span>Install Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt with Nginx as a web server<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We assume you already have a Nginx installed on your server. If not, then you can install it with the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo apt install nginx -y<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we install Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt, we must have an Nginx virtual host with a valid domain. To create an Nginx virtual host appropriate for Ubuntu 24.04, execute the following command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo touch \/etc\/nginx\/conf.d\/website.conf<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Open the newly created file and paste the following lines of code:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">server {<br>listen 80;<br>   server_name yourdomainhere.com<br><br>   root \/var\/www\/html\/;<br>   index index.html index.php;<br><br>   server_tokens off;<br><br>   access_log \/var\/log\/nginx\/access.log;<br>   error_log \/var\/log\/nginx\/error.log;<br><br>   client_max_body_size 64M;<br><br>location \/ {<br>   try_files $uri $uri\/ \/index.php?$args;<br> }<br>}<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the file and close it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, check the Nginx syntax:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">nginx -t<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You should receive the following output:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">root@host:\/var\/www\/html# nginx -t<br>nginx: the configuration file \/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf syntax is ok<br>nginx: configuration file \/etc\/nginx\/nginx.conf test is successful<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>You can proceed with the Nginx restart:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo systemctl restart nginx<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the next step is to install the <strong>Certbot<\/strong> tool for Nginx:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx -y<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To obtain an SSL certificate with Certbot, execute the following command. This will complete the Let&#8217;s Encrypt on Ubuntu 24.04 setup for your server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">sudo certbot --nginx -d <strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">root@host:~# sudo certbot --nginx -d yourdomain.com<br>Saving debug log to \/var\/log\/letsencrypt\/letsencrypt.log<br>Requesting a certificate for <strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong><br><br>Successfully received certificate.<br>Certificate is saved at: \/etc\/letsencrypt\/live\/<strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong>\/fullchain.pem<br>Key is saved at:         \/etc\/letsencrypt\/live\/<strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong>\/privkey.pem<br>This certificate expires on 2026-02-06.<br>These files will be updated when the certificate renews.<br>Certbot has set up a scheduled task to automatically renew this certificate in the background.<br><br>Deploying certificate<br>Successfully deployed certificate for <strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong> to \/etc\/nginx\/conf.d\/website.conf<br>Congratulations! You have successfully enabled HTTPS on <strong>yourdomain.com<\/strong><br><br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<br>If you like Certbot, please consider supporting our work by:<br> * Donating to ISRG \/ Let's Encrypt:   https:\/\/letsencrypt.org\/donate<br> * Donating to EFF:                    https:\/\/eff.org\/donate-le<br>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The procedure for installing Let&#8217;s Encrypt with Apache or Nginx is almost the same, except for using the Certbot tool. To make it simple, let&#8217;s see the differences:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"># <strong>Installing Certbot for Apache<\/strong><br><br>sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-apache -y<br><br>#<strong>Obtaining SSL certificate with Certbot and Apache<\/strong><br><br>sudo certbot --apache -d yourdomain.com<br><br>===================================================<br><br># <strong>Installing Certbot for Nginx<\/strong><br><br>sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx -y<br><br>#<strong>Obtaining SSL certificate with Certbot and Nginx<\/strong><br><br>sudo certbot --nginx -d yourdomain.com<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s it. You successfully installed a Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL certificate on Ubuntu 24 using Apache and Nginx as a web server. This guide should help you manage Let&#8217;s Encrypt on Ubuntu 24.04 with ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, you don\u2019t have to install Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt on Ubuntu 24.04 if you have difficulties and are not familiar with Linux. You can always contact our technical support. You only need to sign up for one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/nvme-hosting\/\">NVMe VPS plans<\/a> and submit a support ticket. We are available 24\/7 and will attend to your request promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you liked this post about installing a Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL certificate on Ubuntu 24.04, please share it with your friends or leave a comment down below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this blog post, we will explain how to install Let&#8217;s Encrypt on Ubuntu 24.04 OS. 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