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Created November 13, 2013 20:18
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#!/bin/bash
echo "Generating an SSL private key to sign your certificate..."
openssl genrsa -des3 -out myssl.key 1024
echo "Generating a Certificate Signing Request..."
openssl req -new -key myssl.key -out myssl.csr
echo "Removing passphrase from key (for nginx)..."
cp myssl.key myssl.key.org
openssl rsa -in myssl.key.org -out myssl.key
rm myssl.key.org
echo "Generating certificate..."
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in myssl.csr -signkey myssl.key -out myssl.crt
echo "Copying certificate (myssl.crt) to /etc/ssl/certs/"
mkdir -p /etc/ssl/certs
cp myssl.crt /etc/ssl/certs/
echo "Copying key (myssl.key) to /etc/ssl/private/"
mkdir -p /etc/ssl/private
cp myssl.key /etc/ssl/private/
Then add this to the nginx site
server {
listen 443;
ssl on;
ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/myssl.crt;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/myssl.key;
server_name SERVER_NAME.com;
location / {
}
}
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