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how long does it take to secure my site after adding an ssl certificate in account>>security

Posted April 5, 2021 89 views
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its been over an hour since I added the certificate from the account settings menu but nothing has happened yet

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bobbyiliev April 5, 2021

Hi there,

Once the certificate is installed it should take effect immediately I believe.

However, note that the SSL certificates that you obtain via your DigitalOcean control panel are mainly used for the DigitalOcean Managed Load Balancers and the DigitalOcean Spaces.

If you do not have a Managed Load Balancer, then you need to install your SSL certificate directly on your Droplet.

If you are running Apache, you could follow the steps here:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-apache-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-20-04

If you are using Nginx, you could follow the steps here:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-nginx-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-20-04

Let me know how it goes.
Regards,
Bobby

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  • viewlineLobster April 5, 2021

    since I configure the ssl in the control panel my website isn’t loading I’m getting:
    <^>If you are the owner of this website, please contact your hosting provider: webmaster@veppy.ae
    It is possible you have reached this page because:

    The IP address has changed.
    The IP address for this domain may have changed recently. Check your DNS settings to verify that the domain is set up correctly. It may take 8-24 hours for DNS changes to propagate. It may be possible to restore access to this site by following these instructions for clearing your dns cache.

    There has been a server misconfiguration.
    You must verify that your hosting provider has the correct IP address configured for your Apache settings and DNS records. A restart of Apache may be required for new settings to take effect.

    The site may have moved to a different server.
    The URL for this domain may have changed or the hosting provider may have moved the account to a …<^>

    I tried to clean cache and I ran Certbot on the droplet and configured the ssl on my domains names with all the steps mentioned in the documentation,i was successful but when I go to my website I am still getting this error

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