Install letsencrypt SSL certificate in Linux

 Install letsencrypt package in Ubuntu 22.04

Update the local package index

sudo apt update

Install certbot package for apache

sudo apt install python3-certbot-apache certbot 

Install certbot package for apache nginx

sudo apt-get install python3-certbot-nginx certbot

Command to generate letsencrypt SSL certificate for apache
sudo certbot --apache -d example.com -d www.example.com

Command to generate letsencrypt SSL certificate for nginx
sudo certbot --nginx -d example.com -d www.example.com

First, dry run to test SSL renwal
sudo certbot renew --dry-run

Renew lets encrypt SSL certificate
sudo certbot renew
sudo systemctl reload apache2
or,
sudo systemctl reload nginx

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