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Free SSL with Certbot and Nginx on Ubuntu
Stop chasing browser warnings: install python3-certbot-nginx on Ubuntu, issue a Let's Encrypt certificate with HTTP validation, redirect HTTP to HTTPS, and confirm systemd renewal hooks with a dry run before traffic spikes.
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Nginx Reverse Proxy: Map Your Domain to a Localhost App
When your app already listens on a port but your domain still shows the default Nginx page, a small reverse-proxy server block fixes it. Here is the config I paste first, how each line earns its keep, and the exact commands to enable and reload safely.
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