Why is ufw blocking https access to nginx?

@wrknight

When it comes to ufw, I often recommend a full reset to ensure the firewall is properly configured to meet the specific needs of what I’m using the server for. In some cases, it’s often best to specify the ports versus using the shortcodes.

I posted a quick guide on how to reset ufw, which may be helpful for future use.

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/how-to-reset-the-firewall-on-ubuntu

Found two problems. In setting up my certificate I had started a new serverblock for my website but not completed it. I was working with the default serverblock to work out the firewall problems. Both server blocks (which now had my domain name in them) were in the sites-enabled folder and that screwed up the firewall.

The second problem was the snakeoil snippet pointing which pointed to a certificate that was truly snakeoil. Deleting that snippet and pointing to the correct certificate and key fixed the problem.

Hello,

Can you try explicitly allowing Nginx HTTPS as well with this command:

ufw allow 'Nginx HTTP'

Then after that run this command to verify your change:

ufw status

Hope that this helps! Bobby