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How to Install WildCard SSL Certificate on LEMP Ubuntu 14.04

  • Posted July 5, 2014

Please note we used DO’s LEMP on Ubuntu 14.04 Snapshot and then followed: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-14-04

Then we Installed an instance of WordPress MU by following: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-wordpress-with-nginx-on-ubuntu-14-04

Later we initiated SSL Certificate by following: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-a-ssl-certificate-on-nginx-for-ubuntu-14-04

ALSO WE HAVE PURCHASED A WildCard SSL Certificate from an external CA: But we are unable to initiate the https:// version of the site??!!

My main concerns are, as per the tutorial: HAVE CHANGED THE SSH PORT TO A NON CONVENTIONAL PORT + REMOVED ROOT ACCESS

So does the port or user make any difference for SSL Implementation??

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Kamal Nasser • July 6, 2014

Changing the SSH port or disabling root SSH login does not affect your site. Have you installed a firewall on your droplet that might be blocking connections to port 443? What’s the output of sudo iptables-save? If you’re using UFW, please post the output of sudo ufw status instead.

Also check if there’s anything listening on port 443 to make sure the Virtualhost is configured properly:

sudo netstat -plutn | grep 443