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Nginx Letsencrypt perfect configuration
# Rule for legitimate ACME Challenge requests (like /.well-known/acme-challenge/xxxxxxxxx)
# We use ^~ here, so that we don't check other regexes (for speed-up). We actually MUST cancel
# other regex checks, because in our other config files have regex rule that denies access to files with dotted names.
location ^~ /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
# Prevent HTTP Auth
auth_basic off;
allow all;
# Separate logs
access_log /var/log/nginx/letsencrypt.access.log;
error_log /var/log/nginx/letsencrypt.error.log;
# Set correct content type. According to this:
# https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/using-the-webroot-domain-verification-method/1445/29
# Current specification requires "text/plain" or no content header at all.
# It seems that "text/plain" is a safe option.
default_type "text/plain";
# This directory must be the same as in /etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini
# as "webroot-path" parameter. Also don't forget to set "authenticator" parameter
# there to "webroot".
# Do NOT use alias, use root! Target directory is located here:
# /var/www/common/letsencrypt/.well-known/acme-challenge/
root /var/www/letsencrypt;
}
# Hide /acme-challenge subdirectory and return 404 on all requests.
# It is somewhat more secure than letting Nginx return 403.
# Ending slash is important!
location = /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
return 404;
}
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