Unifi & Let’s Encrypt

The final VM in my lab to have its’ SSL configuration sorted was my Unifi controller. This runs on another Ubuntu 16.04 LTS instance, so the usual tools/methods will be used/installed: Let’s Encrypt SSL acme.sh Cloudflare DNS-01 challenge First up, a nod to James Ridgway for an excellent walk through of how he achieved this task on a UniFi Cloud...

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Pi-Hole & Let’s Encrypt

Update April 2024 I have a new article with instructions for installing on Ubuntu LTS 22.04 and all the things that have changed since writing this guide. Original Instructions The next server in my lab to sort out with a Let’s Encrypt (LE) trusted SSL is Pi-Hole. Pi-Hole does a good job of ad-blocking without needing to mess with anything...

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PRTG & Let’s Encrypt

Update – April 2024 I have written an updated article which uses new functionality in Certify SSL Manager to make life easier. Original Instructions PRTG is a great monitoring tool, especially as you can get a 100 sensor license for free. That makes it ideal for monitoring home & small networks. By default it uses a self-signed SSL certificate which...

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