Let’s Encrypt (free SSL) on WordPress running on Debian 8

Let’s Encrypt is an amazing service which allows you to add SSL certificates for free on your website. But the process isn’t straightforward if you are running Debian 8. No worries, you can always use the Let’s Encrypt git repo to install the certificates.

Sidenote: You can use this method to install Let’s Encrypt SSL on any OS and for any application.

Steps:

• Install git

sudo apt-get -y install git

• Clone letsencrypt rep in ‘/usr/local’

  cd /usr/local
  git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt

• Install

  cd /usr/local/letsencrypt
  sudo ./letsencrypt-auto --apache -d example.com

That’s it. You can now change your website address on WordPress settings.