{"id":366,"date":"2022-12-12T12:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T07:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8xrgqe.tempavatar.click\/?p=366"},"modified":"2025-09-17T17:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:25:07","slug":"how-to-setup-ssl-on-nginx-ubuntu-22-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sslforweb.com\/blog\/how-to-setup-ssl-on-nginx-ubuntu-22-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Up SSL on Nginx Ubuntu 22.04"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Setup SSL<\/strong> on Nginx Ubuntu 22.04 LTS easily by following this step-by-step guide. For those who didn\u2019t know, Nginx is an open-source, free HTTP server software. In addition to its HTTP server capabilities, Nginx can also function as a proxy server. I will show you the step-by-step setup of SSL with Nginx on Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Prerequisites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The operating system running Ubuntu&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linux.org\/?ref=techvblogs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Linux<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A root or non-root user with Sudo privileges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has stable internet connection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terminal window \/ Command line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Install Nginx On Ubuntu 22.04<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have installed nginx, you can skip this. If you have not installed Nginx, then you click on this link:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techvblogs.com\/blog\/install-nginx-ubuntu-22-04\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Install Nginx on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Create Nginx Virtualhost<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>First, create an Nginx virtual host to serve the HTTP version of the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo nano \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/&lt;Your Domain Name>.conf<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nano<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">etc<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nginx<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sites<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">available<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/&lt;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">Your<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">Domain<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">Name<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">&gt;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">conf<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, Use the below configuration for your website. Remember to change&nbsp;<code><strong>server_name<\/strong><\/code>,&nbsp;<code><strong>root<\/strong><\/code>, and&nbsp;<code><strong>fastcgi_pass<\/strong><\/code>&nbsp;based on your requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>server {   \n    \n  listen 80;   \n  server_name sslforweb.ga www.sslforweb.ga;   \n  root \/var\/www\/html\/sslforweb.ga;  \n  \n  location \/ {       \n     index index.html index.htm index.php;   \n  }  \n  \n  access_log \/var\/log\/nginx\/sslforweb.ga\/logs\/access.log;   \n  error_log \/var\/log\/nginx\/sslforweb.ga\/logs\/error.log;   \n  \n  # Remove this section if the site hosts only plain HTML files  \n  location ~ \\.php$ {    \n     include fastcgi_params;    \n     fastcgi_intercept_errors on;    \n     fastcgi_pass unix:\/run\/php\/php8.1-fpm.sock;     \n     fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;   \n   }\n}<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">server<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">{<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">   <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">    <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">listen<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">80<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">   <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">server_name<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">www<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">   <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">root<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">www<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/html\/sslforweb.ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">location<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">{<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">       <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">     <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">index<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">index<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">html<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">index<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">htm<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">index<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">php<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">   <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">}<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">access_log<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">log<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/nginx\/sslforweb.ga\/logs\/access.log<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">   <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">error_log<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">log<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/nginx\/sslforweb.ga\/logs\/error.log<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">   <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  # <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">Remove<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">this<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">section<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">if<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">the<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">site<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">hosts<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">only<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">plain<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">HTML<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">files<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">  <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">location<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">~<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> \\<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">php$<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">{<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">    <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">     <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">include<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">fastcgi_params<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">    <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">     <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">fastcgi_intercept_errors<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">on<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">    <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">     <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">fastcgi_pass<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> unix<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">:<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">run<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">php<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">php8<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">1<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">fpm<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sock<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">     <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">     <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">fastcgi_param<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">SCRIPT_FILENAME<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">$document_root$fastcgi_script_name<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">   <\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">   <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">}<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">}<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have created the virtual host configuration file, enable the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/sslforweb.ga.conf \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enable\/sslforweb.ga.conf<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ln<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">s<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">etc<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nginx<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sites<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">available<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">conf<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">etc<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nginx<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sites<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">enable<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">conf<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, Create a root directory to hold your website&#8217;s files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo mkdir -p \/var\/www\/html\/sslforweb.ga\/<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">mkdir<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">p<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">www<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/html\/sslforweb.ga\/<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, Change the ownership and group of the directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo chown -R www-data:www-data \/var\/www\/html\/sslforweb.ga\/<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">chown<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">R<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">www<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">data<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">:<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">www<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">data<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">www<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/html\/sslforweb.ga\/<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you Finally, place the test HTML file on the website\u2019s document root.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>echo \"This is a test site @ sslforweb.ga\" | sudo tee \/var\/www\/html\/sslforweb.ga\/index.html<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">echo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&quot;<\/span><span style=\"color: #A3BE8C\">This is a test site @ sslforweb.ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">&quot;<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">|<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">tee<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/var<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">www<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\">\/html\/sslforweb.ga\/index.html<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, restart the Nginx service to re-read the configurations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo systemctl restart nginx<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">systemctl<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">restart<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nginx<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Allowing HTTPS Through the Firewall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If the UFW firewall is enabled, as recommended by the prerequisite guides, you\u2019ll need to adjust the settings to allow&nbsp;HTTPS&nbsp;traffic. Upon installation, Nginx registers a few different UFW application profiles. You can leverage the&nbsp;<strong>443<\/strong>&nbsp;port&nbsp;to allow&nbsp;HTTP&nbsp;and&nbsp;HTTPS&nbsp;traffic on your server.<br>To verify what kind of traffic is currently allowed on your server, check the status:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo ufw status<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ufw<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">status<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/8xrgqe.tempavatar.click\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-28.png\" alt=\"ufw status - SslForWeb\" class=\"wp-image-372\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sslforweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-28.png 484w, https:\/\/sslforweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-28-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To allow for HTTPS traffic, allow the 443 port:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo ufw allow 443<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ufw<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">allow<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">443<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/8xrgqe.tempavatar.click\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-29.png\" alt=\"ufw status - SslForWeb\" class=\"wp-image-373\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sslforweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-29.png 479w, https:\/\/sslforweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-29-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Online Generate Free&nbsp;SSL From SslForWeb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have SSL Certificates, you can generate SSL for free through SslForWeb. Please refer this article:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/sslforweb.com\/blog\/free-ssl-certificate-lets-encrypt\">Generate Free Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL Certificate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Setup SSL On Nginx<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This article will use a separate Nginx virtual host file instead of the default configuration file. We assume you already have a working nginx virtual host for your domain. We can run the command below to copy the sslforweb.com.conf configuration file to yourdomain.com-ssl.conf. Please change&nbsp;sslforweb.ga&nbsp;to your own .conf file in the command to ensure it runs properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo cp -a \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/sslforweb.ga{.conf,-ssl.conf}<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">cp<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">a<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">etc<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nginx<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sites<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">available<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">{.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">conf<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">,<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ssl<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">conf<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">}<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we are going to store the certificate on the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/8xrgqe.tempavatar.click\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-30-1024x718.png\" alt=\"SSL Certificate \" class=\"wp-image-374\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sslforweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-30-1024x718.png 1024w, https:\/\/sslforweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-30-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/sslforweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-30-768x538.png 768w, https:\/\/sslforweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-30.png 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First of all, Copy&nbsp;<strong>Certicate<\/strong>&nbsp;then run the below command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo nano \/etc\/ssl\/certs\/sslforweb.ga.crt<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nano<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">etc<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ssl<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">certs<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">crt<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then paste it certicate and save the file. After, Copy&nbsp;<strong>Private Key&nbsp;<\/strong>then run the below command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo nano \/etc\/ssl\/private\/sslforweb.ga.key<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nano<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">etc<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ssl<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">private<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">key<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then paste it private key and save the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s edit the&nbsp;new virtual host ssl&nbsp;file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo nano \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/sslforweb.ga-ssl.conf<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nano<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">etc<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nginx<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sites<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">available<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ssl<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">conf<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Replace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>listen 80;<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">listen<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">80<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the first line with<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>listen 443;<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">listen<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">443<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, add these three lines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>ssl_certificate \/etc\/ssl\/certs\/sslforweb.ga.crt;\nssl_certificate_key \/etc\/ssl\/private\/sslforweb.ga.key;<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ssl_certificate<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">etc<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ssl<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">certs<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">crt<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ssl_certificate_key<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">etc<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ssl<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">private<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">key<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">;<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the file then exit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After this, we need to enable the SSL version of your site. We can run this command to enable the site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo ln -s \/etc\/nginx\/sites-available\/sslforweb.ga-ssl.conf \/etc\/nginx\/sites-enable\/sslforweb.ga-ssl.conf<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ln<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">s<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">etc<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nginx<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sites<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">available<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ssl<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">conf<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">etc<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nginx<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sites<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">enable<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">\/<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sslforweb<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ga<\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">ssl<\/span><span style=\"color: #ECEFF4\">.<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">conf<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At last, check your nginx configuration by running this command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo nginx -t<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nginx<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">-<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">t<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If everything is okay, then you will see the \u201cSyntax OK\u201d message, and you can restart Nginx.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><pre class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-pre\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><textarea class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button-textarea\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" readonly>sudo systemctl restart nginx<\/textarea><\/pre><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">sudo<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">systemctl<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">restart<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">nginx<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Congratulations!<\/strong>&nbsp;At this point, you should be able to enable HTTPS protocol with Nginx on Ubuntu 22.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong>&nbsp;for reading this 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