Installing SSL for a Control Panel using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS & 14.04 LTS

Please fully read the documentation BEFORE attempting to install a certificate on your server.

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS & 14.04 LTS with self SSL for your Control Panel.
For instructions on how to install a certificate for a Domain or Sub-Domain, please read here.

Before attempting the below instructions, please be sure that you have read these instructions on how to install OpenSSL.

Login as root user in a terminal (sudo or su may also work)

Activate SSL (if not yet)

a2enmod ssl

Restart apache

service apache2 restart

Create links required for mods

ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.conf /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/ssl.conf
ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/ssl.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/ssl.load

Insert into SentoraCP

Remember that if you have purchased certificates, then you must replace the names below with your actual certificate names.

Please be sure that all purchased certificates have been properly prepared for installation.

go to Sentora -> Admin -> Module Admin => Apache Admin

Copy and paste into Global Sentora entry:

##################################################
# Apache VHOST configuration file
# Customised entries for Sentora
##################################################

NameVirtualHost *:443

# Configuration for Sentora control panel.

SSLEngine on
SSLProtocol SSLv3
SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/Sentora.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/Sentora.key
ServerAdmin zadmin@localhost
DocumentRoot "/etc/Sentora/panel/"
ServerName id-network.org
ServerAlias Sentora.id-network.org

Redirect Permanent / https://Sentora.id-network.org/

Restart Apache

sudo service apache2 restart

Open HTTPS port

Open port 443 on your server if you setup a firewall (see help of the firewall installed)
  AND
if you want your server to be reachable from the world, Open and foward port 433 on each modem or router present between your server and the WAN. (Use the manual of each modem/router).


It is ready !

It is done. Try to access your panel at https://your-panel-domain

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