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Install an SSL certificate on Nginx

Configure the chain, private key and HTTP to HTTPS redirect.

Install an SSL certificate on Nginx

Deploy an IDigiTrust certificate on Nginx.

1. Build the chain

cat your_domain.crt intermediate.crt > fullchain.crt

2. Configure Nginx

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name example.com;
    ssl_certificate     /etc/nginx/ssl/fullchain.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/your_domain.key;
    ssl_protocols       TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
}

3. Redirect HTTP to HTTPS

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

4. Test and reload

nginx -t && nginx -s reload
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