You can setup SSL on your website using LetsEncrypt. I have
encountered a few times when you want to add new domain to the LetsEncrypt, it
throws the following error.
Waiting for verification...
Cleaning up challenges
Failed authorization procedure. xxxxxxxxx (tls-sni-01):
urn:acme:error:malformed :: The request message was malformed :: Server only
speaks HTTP, not TLS
IMPORTANT NOTES:
- The following
errors were reported by the server:
Domain: XXXXXXX
Type: malformed
Detail: Server only
speaks HTTP, not TLS
I spent hours resolving this issue figuring out whether
there is a problem on my VPS or web server configuration or VirtualHost config.
To resolve the issue, add the following lines to your Apache
virtual host conf file. On Apache2, it is available under /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default-le-ssl.conf
SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key
Include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf
Then add ServerName to your 000-default.conf file.
ServerName domain-name
Last thing, restart your apache2
sudo service apache2 restart
You should now be able to generate SSL LetsEncrypt
certificate via
sudo letsencrypt -d domain-name
Happy Reading !!!
