Use a Self-Signed SSL Certificate for Nginx Server

March 22, 2025

sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/ssl/private/nginx-selfsigned.key -out /etc/ssl/certs/nginx-selfsigned.crt

Modify Your Nginx Server Block:

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name your_domain.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/nginx-selfsigned.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/nginx-selfsigned.key;

    location / {
        # Your proxy or root configurations
    }
}

sudo nginx -t
sudo systemctl reload nginx

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