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Adding two sub domains (one pointing to a new UpCloud VM and the other pointing to an NGINX subsite) on Ubuntu 18.04

June 27, 2018 by Simon

Here is how I added two subdomains (one pointing to a new UpCloud VM and the other pointing to an NGINX subsite) on Ubuntu 18.04

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Goal(s)

Setup 2x subdomains on https://fearby.com

– Sub Domain #1: https://test.fearby.com (pointing to a dedicated UpCloud VM in Singapore for testing).

– Sub Domain #2: https://audit.fearby.com (pointing to a sub-website on the NGINX/VM that runs https://fearby.com )

Let’s set up the first Sub Domain (dedicated VM) and SSL

Backup

Do back up your server first.

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Once I spun up a second server I obtained the IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses of the new “test” VM from the UpCloud dashboard.

IPV4 IP: 94.237.65.54
IPV6 IP: 2a04:3543:1000:2310:24b7:7cff:fe92:468c

DNS

These DNS records were already in place with my DNS provider (Cloudflare).

A fearby.com 209.50.48.88
AAAA fearby.com 2605:7380:1000:1310:24b7:7cff:fe92:0d64

I added these DNS records for the subdomains.

I added a new A NAME record for the new shared NGINX subdomain (for https://audit.fearby.com), this subdomain will be a sub-website that is running off the same server as https://fearby.com

A audit 209.50.48.88
AAAA audit 2605:7380:1000:1310:24b7:7cff:fe92:0d64

I added another set of records for the new dedicated VM subdomain (for https://test.fearby.com)

A test 94.237.65.54
AAAA test 2a04:3543:1000:2310:24b7:7cff:fe92:468c

I waited for DNS to replicate around the globe by watching https://www.whatsmydns.net/

Setup a Firewall

On the new dedicated https://test.fearby.com VM, I installed the ufw firewall.

sudo apt-get install ufw

I configured the firewall to allow minimum ports (and added whitelisted IP for port 22 and added UpCloud DNS servers). I will lock this down some more later.

TIP: If your ISP does not offer a dedicated IP try a VPN. I use https://cyberghostvpn.com on OSX and Android.

Firewall rules.

sudo ufw status numbered

     To                         Action      From
     --                         ------      ----
[ 1] 22                         ALLOW IN    x.x.x.x
[ 2] 80                         ALLOW IN    Anywhere
[ 3] 443                        ALLOW IN    Anywhere
[ 4] 53                         ALLOW IN    93.237.127.9
[ 5] 53                         ALLOW IN    93.237.40.9
[ 6] 25                         DENY IN     Anywhere
[ 7] 80 (v6)                    ALLOW IN    Anywhere (v6)
[ 8] 443 (v6)                   ALLOW IN    Anywhere (v6)
[ 9] 53                         ALLOW IN    2a04:3540:53::1
[10] 53                         ALLOW IN    2a04:3544:53::1
[11] 22                         ALLOW IN    x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x.x
[12] 25 (v6)                    DENY IN     Anywhere (v6)

I enabled the firewall.

sudo ufw enable

Install NGINX (on https://test.fearby.com)

On the new dedicated https://test.fearby.com VM I…

Created a new www root

mkdir /www-root

Set permissions

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /www-root

Installed NGINX

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nginx

I created a placeholder webpage

sudo nano /www-root/index.html

Configured the root value in /etc/nginx/sites-available/default

Created a symbolic link of the nginx config

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/default /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

Lets Encrypt SSL

I have previously setup Lets encrypt on Ubuntu 16.04 but not 18.04. Certbot had info on setting up Lets Encrypt for 14.x 16.x and 17.x but not 18.x

Full credit for the SSL steps goes to @Linuxize ( tips on setting up Lets Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04 ). Check out https://linuxize.com/

I installed Lets Encrypt certbot

sudo apt update
sudo apt install certbot

I created a new Diffie–Hellman key

mkdir -p /etc/ssl/certs/
sudo openssl dhparam -out /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem 2048

Map requests to http://test.fearby.com/.well-known/acme-challenge to /var/lib/letsencrypt/.well-known ( Read the linuxize post for detailed steps ).

mkdir -p /var/lib/letsencrypt/.well-known
chgrp www-data /var/lib/letsencrypt
chmod g+s /var/lib/letsencrypt

Create a /etc/nginx/snippets/letsencrypt.conf on http://test.fearby.com and enforce the redirect.

location ^~ /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
  allow all;
  root /var/lib/letsencrypt/;
  default_type "text/plain";
  try_files $uri =404;
}

Create a /etc/nginx/snippets/ssl.conf file on http://test.fearby.com

ssl_dhparam /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem;

ssl_session_timeout 1d;
ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:50m;
ssl_session_tickets off;

ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
ssl_ciphers 'ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:ECDHE-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA:AES128-GCM-SHA256:AES256-GCM-SHA384:AES128-SHA256:AES256-SHA256:AES128-SHA:AES256-SHA:DES-CBC3-SHA:!DSS';
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;

ssl_stapling on;
ssl_stapling_verify on;
resolver 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 valid=300s;
resolver_timeout 30s;

add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubdomains; preload";
add_header X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN;
add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;

Let’s get a certificate

sudo certbot certonly --agree-tos --email [email protected] --webroot -w /var/lib/letsencrypt/ -d test.fearby.com

Certificates have been created 🙂

ls -al /etc/letsencrypt/live/test.fearby.com/
total 12
drwxr-xr-x 2 user user 4096 Jun 26 11:30 .
drwx------ 3 user user 4096 Jun 26 11:30 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 user user  543 Jun 26 11:30 README
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user user   39 Jun 26 11:30 cert.pem -> ../../archive/test.fearby.com/cert1.pem
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user user   40 Jun 26 11:30 chain.pem -> ../../archive/test.fearby.com/chain1.pem
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user user   44 Jun 26 11:30 fullchain.pem -> ../../archive/test.fearby.com/fullchain1.pem
lrwxrwxrwx 1 user user   42 Jun 26 11:30 privkey.pem -> ../../archive/test.fearby.com/privkey1.pem

Now lets edit “/etc/nginx/sites-available/default” on https://test.fearby.com VM and add the cert paths.

server {
        listen 80 default_server;
        listen [::]:80 default_server;

        listen 443 ssl http2;
        listen [::]:443 ssl http2;

        if ($scheme != "https") {
                return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
        }

        ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/test.fearby.com/fullchain.pem;
        ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/test.fearby.com/privkey.pem;
        ssl_trusted_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/test.fearby.com/chain.pem;

        include snippets/ssl.conf;

        #ssl_stapling on; # Requires nginx >= 1.3.7
        # add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubdomains; preload";

        add_header X-Frame-Options DENY;
        add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;
        add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";

        root /www-root/;

        include snippets/letsencrypt.conf;

        index index.html;

        server_name test.fearby.com;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
        }
}

Reload NGINX

sudo systemctl reload nginx

sudo nginx -t
sudo nginx -s reload
sudo systemctl reload nginx

Now let’s setup the second subdomain (subsite off https://fearby.com) and SSL

I already have NGINX on https://fearby.com set up a second site.

DNS

We have already set up a DNS record for https://audit.fearby.com (above)

Firewall

Already configured at https://fearby.com

SSL

Because I had an existing Comodo certificate on https://fearby.com I am going to repeat the steps above to generate a new certificate but save the NGINX config to /etc/nginx/sites-available/audit.fearby.com (this activates the second site)

TIP: Follow the Linuxize guide here (for creating ssl.conf, letsencrypt.conf etc config files), Do a backup and restore if need be.

I created a new Diffie–Hellman key

mkdir -p /etc/ssl/certs/
sudo openssl dhparam -out /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem 2048

Let’s get a certificate

sudo certbot certonly --agree-tos --email [email protected] --webroot -w /var/lib/letsencrypt/ -d audit.fearby.com

Configure NGINX

Map requests to http://audit.fearby.com/.well-known/acme-challenge to /var/lib/letsencrypt/.well-known ( Read the linuxize post for detailed steps ).

mkdir -p /var/lib/letsencrypt/.well-known
chgrp www-data /var/lib/letsencrypt
chmod g+s /var/lib/letsencrypt

I created a new NGINX site ( /etc/nginx/sites-available/audit.fearby.com )

#proxy_cache_path /tmp/nginx-cache keys_zone=one:10m;#
server {
        root /www-audit-root;

        # Listen Ports
        listen 80;
        listen [::]:80;
        listen 443 ssl http2;
        listen [::]:443 ssl http2;

        # Default File
        index index.html index.php index.htm;

        # Server Name
        server_name audit.fearby.com;

        include snippets/letsencrypt.conf;

        location / {
                try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
        }

        ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/audit.fearby.com/fullchain.pem;
        ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/audit.fearby.com/privkey.pem;
        ssl_trusted_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/audit.fearby.com/chain.pem;

        ssl_dhparam /etc/ssl/certs/auditdhparam.pem;

        ssl_session_timeout 1d;
        #ssl_session_cache shared:SSL:50m;
        ssl_session_tickets off;

        ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2;
        ssl_ciphers 'ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA38$

        ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;

        ssl_stapling on;
        ssl_stapling_verify on;

        #resolver 8.8.8.8 8.8.4.4 valid=300s;
        #resolver_timeout 30s;

        add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=15768000; includeSubdomains; preload";
        add_header X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN;
        add_header X-Content-Type-Options nosniff;

        if ($scheme != "https") {
                return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
        }
}

I created a symbolic link of the config file

sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/audit.fearby.com /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/audit.fearby.com

Reload NGINX

sudo systemctl reload nginx

sudo nginx -t
sudo nginx -s reload
sudo systemctl reload nginx

How to test the certificate renewal

sudo certbot renew --dry-run

Automate the renewal in crontab (every 12 hours)

I set this crontab entry up on https://fearby.com and https://test.fearby.com

crontab -e
0 */12 * * * root test -x /usr/bin/certbot -a \! -d /run/systemd/system && perl -e 'sleep int(rand(3600))' && certbot -q renew --renew-hook "systemctl reload nginx"

Conclusion

Yes, I haVe 2 subdomains (1x dedicated VM and the other is a sub-website off an existing server) with SSL certificates.

Ping Results

ping -c 4 fearby.com
PING fearby.com (209.50.48.88): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 209.50.48.88: icmp_seq=0 ttl=44 time=220.000 ms
64 bytes from 209.50.48.88: icmp_seq=1 ttl=44 time=290.602 ms
64 bytes from 209.50.48.88: icmp_seq=2 ttl=44 time=311.938 ms
64 bytes from 209.50.48.88: icmp_seq=3 ttl=44 time=330.841 ms

--- fearby.com ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 220.000/288.345/330.841/41.948 ms

ping -c 4 test.fearby.com
PING test.fearby.com (94.237.65.54): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 94.237.65.54: icmp_seq=0 ttl=44 time=333.590 ms
64 bytes from 94.237.65.54: icmp_seq=1 ttl=44 time=252.433 ms
64 bytes from 94.237.65.54: icmp_seq=2 ttl=44 time=271.153 ms
64 bytes from 94.237.65.54: icmp_seq=3 ttl=44 time=292.685 ms

--- test.fearby.com ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 252.433/287.465/333.590/30.200 ms

ping -c 4 audit.fearby.com
PING audit.fearby.com (209.50.48.88): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 209.50.48.88: icmp_seq=0 ttl=44 time=281.662 ms
64 bytes from 209.50.48.88: icmp_seq=1 ttl=44 time=307.676 ms
64 bytes from 209.50.48.88: icmp_seq=2 ttl=44 time=227.985 ms
64 bytes from 209.50.48.88: icmp_seq=3 ttl=44 time=215.566 ms

--- audit.fearby.com ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 215.566/258.222/307.676/37.845 ms

Webpage Results

Troubleshooting

If you are having troubles generating the initial certificate check that you have not blocked port 80 and don’t have “Strict-Transport-Security” heavers enabled.

sudo certbot certonly --agree-tos --email [email protected] --webroot -w /var/lib/letsencrypt/ -d g
Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
Obtaining a new certificate
Performing the following challenges:
http-01 challenge for yoursubdomain.domain.com
Using the webroot path /var/lib/letsencrypt for all unmatched domains.
Waiting for verification...
Cleaning up challenges
Failed authorization procedure. yoursubdomain.domain.com (http-01): urn:acme:error:unauthorized :: The client lacks sufficzLlmg_w6Tc: q%!(EXTRA string=<html>
<head><title>404 Not Found</title></head>
<body bgcolor="white">
<center><h1>404 Not Found</h1></center>
<hr><center>)

IMPORTANT NOTES:
 - The following errors were reported by the server:

   Domain: yoursubdomain.domain.com
   Type:   unauthorized
   Detail: Invalid response from
   http://yoursubdomain.domain.com/.well-known/acme-challenge/_QA3jblEydx5mE8I8OdRsd2EdHIj4R-przLlmg_w6Tc:
   q%!(EXTRA string=<html>
   <head><title>404 Not Found</title></head>
   <body bgcolor="white">
   <center><h1>404 Not Found</h1></center>
   <hr><center>)

   To fix these errors, please make sure that your domain name was
   entered correctly and the DNS A record(s) for that domain
   contain(s) the right IP address.

I re-ran the certbot command but pointed to the real /www-root (not/var/lib/letsencrypt/)

Create a new

mkdir /www-root/.well-known/
mkdir /www-root/.well-known/acme-challenge/
sudo certbot certonly --agree-tos --email [email protected] --webroot -w /www-root -d yoursubdomain.domain.com

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v1.1 Troubleshooting

v1.0 Initial Post

Adding HTTPS to Apache on OSX High Sierra

December 18, 2017 by Simon

This guide will help you create and install a self-signed SSL certificate in Apache on OSX (High Sierra) to aid local SSL/HTTPS development.

UPDATE: Nov 21st 2018 – This works on OSX Mojave too.

I usually force HTTPS traffic on everything I develop (see code below in PHP). This PHP code will direct all HTTP requests to HTTPS.

if ($_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] == "www.yourserver.com") {
	  if (! isset($_SERVER['HTTPS']) or $_SERVER['HTTPS'] == 'off' ) {
	          $redirect_url = "https://" . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
	          header("Location: $redirect_url");
	          exit();
	  }
}

Also, you can deny non-https traffic in NGINX with online servers by editing your/etc/nginx/sites-available/default file

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/default

Add this to your Nginx sites available file (above) to force SSL at the web server.

if ($scheme != "https") {
     return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

You can also deny port 80 connections in your firewall and NGINX if you don’t trust the directive(s) above.

Apache Configuration (sor https)

Edit httpd.conf

sudo nano /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Uncomment lines with these text strings in httpd.conf

"socache_shmcb_module" (

or “LoadModule socache_shmcb_module libexec/apache2/mod_socache_shmcb.so”

)
"ssl_module" (

or “LoadModule ssl_module libexec/apache2/mod_ssl.so”

I had to find my and “httpd.conf” file

sudo find / -name "httpd.conf"
/private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Find your “httpd-ssl.conf” file

sudo find / -name "httpd-ssl.conf"
/private/etc/apache2/original/extra/httpd-ssl.conf

Copy the config file (just in case a future update overwrites it).

sudo cp /private/etc/apache2/original/extra/httpd-ssl.conf /private/etc/apache2/original/extra/httpd-ssl-localhost.conf

Now go back and edit the “httpd.conf” file

sudo nano /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf

Add the following line (to the end of the file, on a new line) so the new SSL config file loads.

Include /private/etc/apache2/original/extra/httpd-ssl-localhost.conf

You can have a look at the file “httpd-ssl-localhost.conf”. Take note of paths in the VirtualHost node.

# General setup for the virtual host
DocumentRoot "/Library/WebServer/Documents"
ServerName www.example.com:443
ServerAdmin [email protected]
ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/error_log"
TransferLog "/private/var/log/apache2/access_log"

# SSL Engine Switch:
# Enable/Disable SSL for this virtual host.
SSLEngine on

# Server Certificate:
# Point SSLCertificateFile at a PEM encoded certificate. If the certificate is encrypted, then you will be prompted for a
# pass phrase. Note that a kill -HUP will prompt again. Keep in mind that if you have both an RSA and a DSA certificate
# you can configure both in parallel (to also allow the use of DS ciphers, etc.) Some ECC cipher suites (
# http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4492.txt) require an ECC certificate which can also be configured in parallel.

SSLCertificateFile "/private/etc/apache2/server.crt"

#SSLCertificateFile "/private/etc/apache2/server-dsa.crt"
#SSLCertificateFile "/private/etc/apache2/server-ecc.crt"

# Server Private Key:
# If the key is not combined with the certificate, use this
# directive to point at the key file. Keep in mind that if
# you've both a RSA and a DSA private key you can configure
# both in parallel (to also allow the use of DSA ciphers, etc.)
# ECC keys, when in use, can also be configured in parallel

SSLCertificateKeyFile "/private/etc/apache2/server.key"

#SSLCertificateKeyFile "/private/etc/apache2/server-dsa.key"
#SSLCertificateKeyFile "/private/etc/apache2/server-ecc.key"

# Server Certificate Chain:
# Point SSLCertificateChainFile at a file containing the
# concatenation of PEM encoded CA certificates which form the
# certificate chain for the server certificate. Alternatively
# the referenced file can be the same as SSLCertificateFile
# when the CA certificates are directly appended to the server
# certificate for convenience.
#SSLCertificateChainFile "/private/etc/apache2/server-ca.crt"

# Certificate Authority (CA):
# Set the CA certificate verification path where to find CA
# certificates for client authentication or alternatively one
# huge file containing all of them (file must be PEM encoded)
# Note: Inside SSLCACertificatePath you need hash symlinks
# to point to the certificate files. Use the provided
# Makefile to update the hash symlinks after changes.
#SSLCACertificatePath "/private/etc/apache2/ssl.crt"
#SSLCACertificateFile "/private/etc/apache2/ssl.crt/ca-bundle.crt"

# Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL):
# Set the CA revocation path where to find CA CRLs for client
# authentication or alternatively one huge file containing all
# of them (file must be PEM encoded).
# The CRL checking mode needs to be configured explicitly
# through SSLCARevocationCheck (defaults to "none" otherwise).
# Note: Inside SSLCARevocationPath you need hash symlinks
# to point to the certificate files. Use the provided
# Makefile to update the hash symlinks after changes.

#SSLCARevocationPath "/private/etc/apache2/ssl.crl"
#SSLCARevocationFile "/private/etc/apache2/ssl.crl/ca-bundle.crl"
#SSLCARevocationCheck chain

# Client Authentication (Type):
# Client certificate verification type and depth. Types are
# none, optional, require and optional_no_ca. Depth is a
# number which specifies how deeply to verify the certificate
# issuer chain before deciding the certificate is not valid.

#SSLVerifyClient require
#SSLVerifyDepth 10

# TLS-SRP mutual authentication:
# Enable TLS-SRP and set the path to the OpenSSL SRP verifier
# file (containing login information for SRP user accounts).
# Requires OpenSSL 1.0.1 or newer. See the mod_ssl FAQ for
# detailed instructions on creating this file. Example:
# "openssl srp -srpvfile /private/etc/apache2/passwd.srpv -add username"

#SSLSRPVerifierFile "/private/etc/apache2/passwd.srpv"

# Access Control:
# With SSLRequire you can do per-directory access control based
# on arbitrary complex boolean expressions containing server
# variable checks and other lookup directives. The syntax is a
# mixture between C and Perl. See the mod_ssl documentation
# for more details.
#<Location />

Generating a Key and Certificate

Generate a Key (I prefer filenames start with “localhost” so future updates to not overwrite it).

sudo cd /private/etc/apache2/ 
sudo openssl genrsa -out localhost.key 2048
sudo openssl req -new -x509 -key ./localhost.key -out ./localhost.crt -days 3650 -subj /CN=localhost

Check that file files ” localhost.crt” and ” localhost.key” were outputted to “/private/etc/apache2/”

pwd
/private/etc/apache2
192-168-1-200:apache2 simon$ ls -al
total 208
drwxr-xr-x   13 root  wheel    416 18 Dec 00:33 .
drwxr-xr-x  128 root  wheel   4096 16 Dec 19:41 ..
...
-rw-r--r--    1 root  wheel   1318 18 Dec 00:33 localhost.crt
-rw-r--r--    1 root  wheel   1708 18 Dec 00:33 localhost.key
...

Open “/private/etc/apache2/original/extra/httpd-ssl-localhost.conf” and replace the following text.

sudo nnao /private/etc/apache2/original/extra/httpd-ssl-localhost.conf

Replace the following text:

“server.crt” with “localhost.crt”
“server.key” with “localhost.key”

Changes shoud have been made to the following values in “<VirtualHost _default_:443>”

SSLCertificateFile “/private/etc/apache2/localhost.crt”
SSLCertificateKeyFile “/private/etc/apache2/localhost.key”

Check your apache conf

sudo apachectl configtest

I had the following error

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /private/etc/apache2/original/extra/httpd-ssl-localhost.conf:
Invalid command '\xe2\x88\x91#', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

I removed the invalid first line (I must have inserted something while searching using nano (I must have presses Option+W instead of Control+W to find in Nano)).

I ran the Apache config check again and received the following error.

sudo apachectl configtest
AH00558: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using REMOVED ISP Static IP. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to suppress this message
Syntax OK

I added my domain but with a 2 on the end for later use via local DNS.

<VirtualHost _default_:443>
...
ServerName https://www.mydomainname2.com:443
...

TIP: This will not by default allow you to load this address locally without, not without DNS changes (to be added soon).

Restart Apache (you may still receive a warning about the ServerName (I Ignored it)).

Restart Apache

sudo apachectl -k restart
AH00558: httpd: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using REMOVED ISP Static IP. Set the 'ServerName' directive globally to suppress this message

Loading Your Site

You can now load the website localhost in your browser (it will show as insecure).

Click “Proceed to localhost (unsafe)”

The reason for no trust is the self-signed cert is not trusted by OSX or browsers.

OSX Certificate Trust (Key Chain Access)

Let’s tell OSX we trust this certificate (by adding it to the keychain)

sudo cd  /private/etc/apache2/
sudo security add-trusted-cert -d -r trustRoot -k /Library/Keychains/System.keychain /private/etc/apache2/localhost.crt

Restart Apache

sudo apachectl -k restart

TIP: Check your certificate date in your browser, and clear your cache if older certificates are loading from cache.

Results

Great, Safari uses the SSL cert (and obeys Keychain’s Trust)

Google Chrome reports the Cert has issues (even though it is trusted locally). I will investigate and update this post soon.

I suspect that Chrome will need to trust this cert fully to allow AJAX and API calls to be made.It’ss weird that Google Chrome has detected it is trusted by all users but does not trust it.

This is my next link to research a solution.

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Adding a second domain to an existing GSuite account and creating an email address

December 14, 2017 by Simon

Below is my post (personal view, not paid view) on how to add a second domain to an existing gsuite account and creating an email address and sending emails from a client tor CLI.

Jan 2018 Update

Post on adding email aliases to G Suite

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Read my post here if you have never created or managed a GSuite account to take control of mail for a domain. This guide will build on this previous guide and show you how to add a second domain to an existing GSuite account. Read this guide if you need a Namecheap domain and or an Ubuntu VM to host a website. I really like deploying WordPress via Command Line (CLI), read my guide here.

Buy a domain name from Namecheap here.

Before you get started login to your G Suite account and ensure your first domain is set up and working. If you don’t have a GSuite account click here to set one up (first 14 days are free).

Also, I highly recommend the G Suite support, this has to be the best and most experienced support I have used of any company (my views only).

In the Google G Suite admin bar type “add domain” and select “Add new Domain” (not “Add new Domain Alias”).

Select “Add another domain” and click “CONTINUE AND VERIFY DOMAIN OWNERSHIP”

Now copy the domain verify code (I use Namecheap for my domains so you may see different advice)

I logged into Namecheap and added the TXT record to my domain.

While I was here I added G Suite MX records.

I went back to GSuite and clicked Verify

I could now add an email user to the second domain I just added to G Suite. 🙂

I set a strong password so I won’t force the reset of a password at next login. I plan on using the email account for manual and semi-automated alerts in code (read my guide here on how to send GSuite/gmails via code).

Once the user is created you can send them a welcome email.

Sample welcome email.

The email is now ready to use. I can send and revive email using this account with an email client.

I can even send emails via the command line (read how here)

cat testemail.sh
#!/bin/bash

echo "Sending Email";
sendemail -f [email protected] -t [email protected] -u "Subject" -s smtp.gmail.com:587 -o tls=yes -xu [email protected] -xp 'passwordhere' -m 'Message Body Here'

Send via running

sudo bash testemail.sh

Output

Sending Email
Dec 13 23:16:15 thedomain sendemail[8397]: Email was sent successfully!

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