Nginx + Let's Encrypt on Laravel Forge - redirect all to new domain, but allow Let's Encrypt to issue and renew

nginx_lets_encrypt.md

Nginx + Let's Encrypt on Laravel Forge

Redirects everything to a new domain, but allows Let's Encrypt to issue and renew certificates.

Using the inbuilt redirect in Laravel Forge appears to prevent Let's Encrypt from verifying the domain.

Example - redirect everything to example.org - edit Nginx config as below:

location / {
	# try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$query_string;
	
	# Redirect everything
	return 301 https://example.org/;
}