How may I config SSL Certificate on nginx/1.25.2 in my Windows Server 2022?

Heya @alinejadbahram,

Setting up SSL on Nginx, even on Windows, follows a somewhat similar procedure as on Linux. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you set up SSL for your domain on Nginx running on your Windows Server:

1. Obtain SSL Certificate for Your Domain:

   • I’ll skip this line as I assume you already have an SSL.

2. Place the Certificates in an Accessible Directory:

   • Once you’ve got your certificates (typically fullchain.pem and privkey.pem or their .crt and .key equivalents), place them in a directory on your server, for instance, Z:\nginx\ssl\.

3. Update Your Nginx Configuration:

   • Open your your domain’s Nginx configuration file…
   • Inside the server block for your domain, add the following:

listen 443 ssl;
server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;

ssl_certificate Z:/nginx/ssl/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key Z:/nginx/ssl/privkey.pem;

ssl_protocols TLSv1 TLSv1.1 TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
ssl_ciphers 'TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384';

# Other configurations...

Replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name and adjust the paths to point to where you’ve placed your SSL certificates. 4. Redirect HTTP to HTTPS (Optional): If you want to force redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS, you can add another server block like this:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;
    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
}

5. Test Configuration and Reload:

• Before applying changes, it’s always a good idea to test your Nginx configuration for syntax errors:

nginx -t
nginx -s reload

Heya,

In addition to what’s has been already mentioned, you can check this article on Microsoft’s documentation on how to install SSL as well.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/windows-security/install-imported-certificates

Regards