Apache: SSL (https) configuration/setup on Ubuntu

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SSL on Ubuntu

Install ss-cert package:
apt-get install ssl-cert

Activate ssl module on Apache2:
a2enmod ssl

Configure Apache2 for https:
a2ensite default-ssl
...or use it as basis

Add NameVirtualHost *:443 to ports.conf
And: change #<VirtualHost _default_:443> to <VirtualHost *:443> in default-ssl

You may need to add:
<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName yourservername.yourdomain.com
        Redirect / https://yourservername.yourdomain.com
</VirtualHost>
to 000-default in sites-enabled or something

Create your own (self-signed) certificate:
make-ssl-cert /usr/share/ssl-cert/ssleay.cnf /etc/ssl/private/meaningfullname.crt
You are promted for hostname which should be same hostname as ServerName in VirtualHost
Change SSLCertificateFile in config file to the name of the file created with full path