How do I install an SSL Certificate on a Droplet?

SSL certificates increase security for your Droplet and your users by enabling encrypted connections to your server. You can purchase certificates through a commercial SSL certificate authority (CA) or use a free, open source CA like Let’s Encrypt.

Installing Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificates

Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates are free, remain valid for three months, and support automatic renewal.

To install Let’s Encrypt certificates, you need to create A records pointing your domain to your Droplet’s IP address. Then you can use certbot to automatically configure SSL on your web server.

How To Secure Nginx with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 22.04

This tutorial uses Certbot to obtain and install an SSL certificate for Nginx on Ubuntu 22.04 and set up automatic renewal.

How To Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 22.04

This tutorial uses Certbot to obtain and install an SSL certificate for Apache on Ubuntu 22.04 and set up automatic renewal.

Installing Commercial SSL Certificates

Commercial SSL certificates usually cost money and remain valid for one year or longer. After you obtain a commercial SSL certificate, you can install it on your web server by modifying its configuration file.

How To Install an SSL Certificate from a Commercial Certificate Authority

This tutorial will show you how to acquire and install an SSL certificate from a trusted, commercial Certificate Authority (CA).

Related Topics

How do I generate my app's SSL certificate?

App Platform automatically generates and issues the SSL certificate during the configuration.

How do I fix a "system not initialized" error on multi-GPU Droplets?

Make sure NVIDIA Fabric Manager is running and has the same version number as the GPU drivers.

Why am I getting a Droplet autoscale pool error?

There may be an issue with the autoscale pool or Droplet configuration, the VPC network’s size, or resource limits on the team or datacenter.