Get nginx https running on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
sudo apt-get install ssl-cert
make-ssl-cert generate-default-snakeoil --force-overwrite
Uncomment the following three lines in /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default
listen 443 ssl default_server;
listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
Snippet of /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default showing uncommented SSL lines
server {
listen 80 default_server;
listen [::]:80 default_server;
# SSL configuration
#
listen 443 ssl default_server;
listen [::]:443 ssl default_server;
#
# Note: You should disable gzip for SSL traffic.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/773332
#
# Read up on ssl_ciphers to ensure a secure configuration.
# See: https://bugs.debian.org/765782
#
# Self signed certs generated by the ssl-cert package
# Don't use them in a production server!
#
include snippets/snakeoil.conf;
After you finish editing restart nginx
# first check if there are any errors with the configuration
sudo nginx -t
# restart nginx
sudo systemctl restart nginx.service
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