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Posted April 6, 2019 2.3k views
ApacheDNSUbuntu 18.04

Hi,

I have domain name example.com and I have properly setup DNS on my domain provider to point to DigitalOcean

Then I properly setup A and CNAME records on DigitalOcean for that domain. I setup A records to point to my IP address (droplet).

I have wordpress on this Ubuntu Droplet on latest version. I also properly changed my wordpress address and site address and replaced them from IP to my domain.

Then trough SSH I setup Lets Enctrypt SSL certificate for my domain example.com

All of that is double checked and properly setup.

However when I type in my domain example.com it redirects me to my IP e.g. 111.111.111.11 but with SSL certificate like this https://111.111.111.11 and here it asks me if I want to proceed to a website. If I accept, every next time I visit domain it shows domain without any problems, so it seems it redirects from IP without problems. On the other hand if I don’t accept to proceed from https://111.111.111.11 since its unsecure connection it wont redirect me to domain.

I also want to note that my domian have properly setup SSL certificate and it works without problems.

I cant get out of this problem no matter what I try.

Thanks for any help that you offer

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KFSys August 4, 2019

Hello,

The SSL certificate for your domain will never work on https://111.111.111.111. This is because the SSL has bee issued for your exact domain name.

You would need to change the redirect from the server’s IP address to your domain name and how your Web Server handles connections.

If you are using NginX for your WebServer, you would need to configure your configuration file to the following :

ssl_certificate /crt/ssl.crt;
ssl_certificate_key /crt/ssl.key;
server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;
    server_name example.com www.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

If you are using Apache as a Web Server, you can use an .htaccess redirect :

RewriteEngine On 
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$ 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$ 
RewriteRule (.*) https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]

Or

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example\.com [NC]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L]
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  • SomewhereOverThere April 13, 2020

    Hey sorry for the bump. I’m experiencing this right now with WP one-click, Ubuntu, and Apache.

    When I type in www.example.com or example.com it goes to 127.0.0.1 (example ip) and says the certificate isn’t valid. I modified VirtualHost to redirect it. Only after I click “continue at own risk” does it redirect me to my goal of https://example.com.

    So it goes:

    www.example.com OR example.com –> 127.0.0.1 –> WARNING Certificate Check –> https://example.com

    Problem is, the VirtualHost redirect only works AFTER you press “continue at your own risk”, which obviously isn’t ideal.

    The .htaccess solution you provided didn’t work either for me.

    Any solutions

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    • KFSys April 13, 2020

      You’ll need to install an SSL certificate on your website. Additionally, can you please provide me with your ApacheVirtual Conf as this redirection to localhost shouldn’t be happening.

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