nginx USES the ssl module to configure HTTPS support

By default, the ssl module is not installed. If you want to use the ssl module, you need to specify at compile time the copy of the with-http_ssl_module parameter. The installation module relies on the OpenSSL library and some reference files, which are usually not in the same package. Usually this file name is similar to libssl-dev.

Generate a certificate

You can generate a simple certificate by following these steps:

First, go to the directory where you want to create the certificate and private key, for example:

$ cd /usr/local/nginx/conf

Create a server private key and the command will ask you to enter a password:

$ openssl genrsa -des3 -out serverkey 1024

Create a certificate to sign the request (CSR) :

$ openssl req -new -key serverkey -out servercsr

Remove the required password when loading Nginx supported by SSL and using the above private key:

$ cp serverkey serverkeyorg
$ openssl rsa -in serverkeyorg -out serverkey

Configuration nginx

Finally, mark the certificate with the above private key and CSR:

$ openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in servercsr -signkey serverkey -out servercrt

Modify the Nginx configuration file to include the newly marked certificate and private key:

server {
  server_name YOUR_DOMAINNAME_HERE;
  listen 443;
  ssl on;
  ssl_certificate /usr/local/nginx/conf/servercrt;
  ssl_certificate_key /usr/local/nginx/conf/serverkey;
}

Restart nginx.

This allows access to: https://YOUR_DOMAINNAME_HERE

In addition, the following code can be added to achieve port 80 redirect to 443IT paradise

server {
listen 80;
server_name wwcentosbz;
rewrite ^(*) https://$server_name$1 permanent;
}