Nginx + Certbot on Ubuntu
Automatically enable HTTPS on your website with EFF’s Certbot, deploying Let’s Encrypt certificates. This tutorial shows you how to install Certbot w/ Nginx on Ubuntu.
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To install certbot
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install certbot python-certbot-nginx
Add/Update your server block
Make sure your Nginx server blocks match your domain+subdomains:
server_name example.com www.example.com;
If not, edit your Nginx config:
vi /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
And then restart your Nginx server:
sudo service nginx restart
Add certificate
Running this command will go through your Nginx config and add certificate locations to appropriate blocks:
sudo certbot --nginx
Allow HTTPS through the firewall:
sudo ufw allow 'Nginx Full'