Lighttpd Advanced security
For higher security Lighttpd can be configured to allow https access.
Generate the certificates with openssl
To generate certificates, openssl is needed.
apk add openssl
Change to the lighttpd configuration directory
cd /etc/lighttpd
With the command below the certificates are generated. Answer all questions.
openssl req -new -x509 -keyout server.pem -out server.pem -days 365 -nodes
Adjust the permissions
chmod 400 /etc/lighttpd/server.pem
Generate the certificates with acf
Install the ACF
setup-acf
Copy the generated certificate to the lighttpd configuration directory.
mv /etc/ssl/mini_httpd/server.pem /etc/lighttpd/server.pem
Adjust the permissions
chown root:root /etc/lighttpd/server.pem
chmod 400 /etc/lighttpd/server.pem
mini_http is no longer needed.
/etc/init.d/mini_httpd stop && rc-update del mini_httpd
Removing the mini_http package
apk del mini_httpd
Configure Lighttpd
The configuration of lighttpd needs to be modified.
nano /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
Uncomment this section and adjust the path. Or copy the example below into your configuration file.
ssl.engine = "enable" ssl.pemfile = "/etc/lighttpd/server.pem"
You'll also want to set the server to listen on port 443. Replace this:
server.port = 80
with this:
server.port = 443
Restart lighttpd
/etc/init.d/lighttpd restart