How do I install a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate in a Bitnami stack hosted on Lightsail?

Short description

To install a standard Let's Encrypt SSL certificate for websites that are hosted in a Lightsail instance with a Bitnami stack, use Bitnami's bncert-tool. Examples of these instance blueprints include WordPress, LAMP, Magento, and MEAN. If you have a different instance blueprint or want to install a wildcard certificate (for example, *.example.com), then see one of the following:

• For standard certificates in Lightsail instances without a Bitnami stack**,** see How do I install a standard Let's Encrypt SSL certificate in a Lightsail instance?
• For wildcard certificates in Lightsail instances with a Bitnami stack, see How do I install a wildcard Let's Encrypt SSL certificate in a Bitnami stack hosted on Amazon Lightsail?
• For wildcard certificates in Lightsail instances without a Bitnami stack, see How do I install a wildcard Let's Encrypt SSL certificate in Amazon Lightsail?

Before you use the bncert-tool, note the following prerequisites and limitations:

• Make sure that the domain in the DNS records points to the IP address of your Lightsail instance.
• Certificate creation for wildcard domains isn't possible using the bncert-tool.
• The bncert-tool is supported only on 64-bit Linux operating systems. You can't use it with IPv6 addresses or to configure HTTPS certificates for NGINX web servers.

Resolution

Bitnami uses the bncert-tool for installing standard Let's Encrypt certificates. Bitnami stacks released after May 10, 2019 include the bncert-tool by default.

The bncert-tool automatically performs the following procedures:

• Configures HTTPS certificates on Bitnami stacks.
• Creates automatic certificate renewals.
• Sets up HTTP to HTTPS redirections.

Run the following command to launch the Bitnami HTTPS configuration tool:

sudo /opt/bitnami/bncert-tool

For more information on using or downloading the HTTPS Configuration Tool, see Learn about the Bitnami HTTPS configuration tool on the Bitnami documentation website.