How to install ssl on nginx

saint

I am using a lnmp script, it seems that the default nginx directory is different from some tutorials on the web, so is the content of nginx.conf.
I don't know how to modify it.

BTW do I need to install openssl first?

mikho

what lnmp script are you using? Perhaps someone here can help you if we know some more information about your setup.

saint

I use this one https://github.com/tennfy/debian_lnmp_tennfy
I've contacted the author but no reply at this time.
I guest installing ssl on some oneclick lnmp stack script is different from step by step isntalled lnmp stack. The 'oneclick installer' may be removed some fuctions for less RAM usage.

BharatB

server {



listen 443;



ssl on;

ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/your_domain_name.pem; (or bundle.crt)

ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/your_domain_name.key;



server_name your.domain.com;

access_log /path/to/your/log/access.log;

error_log /path/to/your/log/error.log;

location / {

root /path/to/your/web/root/;

index index.html;



}


}

saint

Thank you, it seems that the installer script has no openssl included.

Gowe

Most of lnmp scripts have openssl installed.You can check it with the command'openssl version'.
And you can type 'nginx -t -c' to locate 'nginx.conf'.Besides,I advise you to install VPS control plane in place of lnmp scripts,such as vestacp,ZPanel and etc.They are more easy to control your VPS via web for you

BharatB

@saint said:
Thank you, it seems that the installer script has no openssl included.

apt-get install openssl

saint

@Gowe said:
Most of lnmp scripts have openssl installed.You can check it with the command'openssl version'.

'openssl version' shows
OpenSSL 0.9.8o 01 Jun 2010

And you can type 'nginx -t -c' to locate 'nginx.conf'.Besides,I advise you to install VPS control plane in place of lnmp scripts,such as vestacp,ZPanel and etc.They are more easy to control your VPS via web for you

'nginx -t -c' shows
nginx: option "-c" requires file name

The vps RAM is only 128m, too small for control panels, So I have to use some lowendscript for lnmp stack.

Thank you

Gowe

Sorry ,I write by mistakes.
You can type 'nginx -t',it will return the path of 'nginx.conf'. And 'vi' can edit the config file.After configuring ssl,type 'nginx -t' again,then it tells you whether there is errors in your config file.At last,use'nginx -s -reload' in order to relaunch nginx service.
(In case of losing your original config file,do back it up with 'cp'.)

Gowe

By the way,if you intend to configure ssl correctly,you may need a ssl certificate.You can 'self-sign' a cert for testing or studying,or buy or get one from StartSSL.com free of charge.

saint

@Gowe said:
Sorry ,I write by mistakes.
You can type 'nginx -t',it will return the path of 'nginx.conf'. And 'vi' can edit the config file.After configuring ssl,type 'nginx -t' again,then it tells you whether there is errors in your config file.At last,use'nginx -s -reload' in order to relaunch nginx service.
(In case of losing your original config file,do back it up with 'cp'.)

'nginx -t' shows
nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok
nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test is successful

this is my nginx.conf
http://paste.ee/p/39KCy

this is the tutorial nginx.conf
http://paste.ee/p/4TyeG

mine is different from it, it's weird!!!

saint

@Gowe said:
By the way,if you intend to configure ssl correctly,you may need a ssl certificate.You can 'self-sign' a cert for testing or studying,or buy or get one from StartSSL.com free of charge.

Yes, I've got a free one, it took me the linux noob a long time to figure how to use it, till now I haven't succeeded