Question
Do I need a load balancer for https and my site
- Posted on April 21, 2019
- Let's EncryptNginxFreeBSD
Asked by rong1611
I have a single site running a single web server using Nginx. I want to use https for my site, using Let’s Encrypt. I went through the How to “How to Set Up Let’s Encrypt Certificates” found here. (https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/networking/load-balancers/how-to/lets-encrypt/). My question is do I need a Load Balancer? Is there a How to on setting up Nginx (on FreeBSD) to be https?
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Yes. Thank you very much. However, when I click on the link provide I get a page not found. This is where I found the tutorial you referred to. how-to-secure-nginx-letsencrypt-freebsd
There seems to be a prepending http:// to https://
thanks, asciant This article helped me to understand!
I don’t believe you would need a load balancer based on the environment you have described. There is a tutorial by Mark Drake that is probably better suited to what you are trying to achieve, the link can be found below.
Happy encrypting.
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-nginx-letsencrypt-freebsd