Install Apache 2 with SSL On Debian based Linux

Install Apache following this tutorial

Activate SSL Module

sudo a2enmod ssl

sudo service apache2 force-reload

#Or sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 force-reload

Create Certificate

Install SSL packages

sudo apt-get install ssl-cert

Create self signed certification (Or you can also use Let's Encrypt)

sudo make-ssl-cert /usr/share/ssl-cert/ssleay.cnf /etc/ssl/private/localhost.pem

sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:1024 -out /etc/apache2/server.crt -keyout /etc/apache2/server.key

sudo chmod o-rw /etc/apache2/server.key

Configure Apache

Methode 1

cd /etc/apache2/sites-available/

sudo cp default-ssl ssl

sudo sed -i '1,2s/\*:80/*:443/' ssl

sudo sed -i "3a\\\tSSLEngine On\n\tSSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/private/localhost.pem" ssl

Activate the ssl site

sudo a2ensite ssl

Methode 2

Edit  /etc/apache2/ports.conf and add

Listen 443

Edit your Host/VirtualHost file and add

<VirtualHost 192.168.0.2:443>

    ServerName domainname.com

    DocumentRoot /var/www/domainname

    SSLEngine on

    SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/server.crt

    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/server.key

</VirtualHost>

Reload apache

sudo service apache2 reload

#Or sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 reload