I was doing tutorial How To Install Webmin on Ubuntu 20.04 https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-webmin-on-ubuntu-20-04
Everything was working until I got to the portion "Step 2 — Adding a Valid Certificate with Let’s Encrypt Webmin is already configured to use HTTPS, but it uses a self-signed, untrusted certificate. Let’s replace it with a valid certificate from Let’s Encrypt.
Navigate to https://your_domain:10000 in your web browser, replacing your_domain with the domain name pointing to your server’s IP address."
According to installation “Webmin install complete. You can now login to https://MarketingSales:10000/ as root with your root password, or as any user who can use sudo to run commands as root.”
Went to https://MarketingSales:10000/ and got "This site can’t be reached marketingsales’s server IP address could not be found. Try:
Checking the proxy, firewall, and DNS configuration Running Windows Network Diagnostics"
I tried using my already set up domains ang got “ERROR — DOCUMENT FOLLOWS This web server is running in SSL mode. Try the URL https://MarketingSales:10000/ instead.”
What needs to be done?
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Hi there,
The error message you’re encountering usually occurs when there is a DNS resolution issue or if the Webmin service is not running properly. Here are some steps to help you troubleshoot the issue:
-
Ensure that you have used the correct server IP address or domain name in the URL. Replace “your_server” with your actual server’s IP address or domain name.
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Make sure the Webmin service is running:
sudo systemctl status webmin
If the service is not running, start it with the following command:
sudo systemctl start webmin
- Check if the port 10000 is open and listening:
sudo netstat -tuln | grep 10000
If the port is not open, make sure your firewall is not blocking the port:
# If you're using UFW
sudo ufw allow 10000/tcp
# If you're using FirewallD
sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=10000/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload
- If you are using a domain name instead of an IP address, make sure that the domain name is properly pointed to the server IP address. You can check this using a DNS lookup tool or by running the following command:
nslookup your_domain_name
Replace “your_domain_name” with your actual domain name.
After performing the above steps, try accessing the Webmin interface again using the correct URL: https://your_server:10000.
If the issue persists, please provide any error messages or relevant logs to help identify the problem more accurately.
Best,
Bobby
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