Question

One click Wordpress

Posted June 8, 2014 1.2k views
How come this doesn't do ssl / https? I had to roll my own to get ssl.
Add a comment
wry
By:
wry
Add a comment

These answers are provided by our Community. If you find them useful, show some love by clicking the heart. If you run into issues leave a comment, or add your own answer to help others.

1 answer
asb June 9, 2014
There's no reason you couldn't add SSL support to a Wordpress droplet created with the one-click image. All the Apache configuration is under: /etc/apache2/apache2.conf You'd just need to add a new VirtualHost that listens on 443 and points to your cert.

The reason that this isn't done by default is that there is no way to do it automatically except for using a self-signed cert. This is not what most people will want as it will cause warnings when you visit the site. Most people will want to obtain a cert from a proper Certificate Authority.

If you want to create your own cert, this article should point you in the right direction:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-create-a-ssl-certificate-on-apache-for-ubuntu-14-04
How To Create a SSL Certificate on Apache for Ubuntu 14.04
by Justin Ellingwood
The Apache web server is the most popular way to serve content on the web. If you need to communicate with your site visitors over a secured connection, setting up a TLS or SSL certificate will enable you to encrypt traffic. In this guide, we'll discuss how to create a self-signed SSL certificate on Ubuntu 14.04 and use it with Apache to encrypt traffic.
Reply Report
Submit an Answer

Looking for something else?

Ask a new question Search for more help