Laravel sail thrown error about nginx sll certificate, how to fix it?
To fix the Laravel Sail thrown error about Nginx SSL certificate, follow these steps:
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Check the SSL certificate: The first step is to check if the SSL certificate is installed correctly on your system. You can verify this by running the following command in your terminal:
openssl s_client -connect 0.0.0.0:443 -showcerts
If the SSL certificate is installed correctly, you should see the certificate details in the output. If not, you will need to install the certificate manually.
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Install the SSL certificate: To install the SSL certificate, you can follow these steps:
a. Download the SSL certificate files: You should have two files: a private key (.key) and a certificate (.crt). Save these files in the
/var/www/html
directory of your Laravel project.b. Create a self-signed certificate for Nginx: If you don't have a SSL certificate, you can create a self-signed certificate using OpenSSL. Run the following commands:
openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -nodes -out nginx.crt -keyout nginx.key -days 365
You will be prompted to enter some information. Fill in the required fields and save the files in the
/etc/ssl/certs
directory and/etc/ssl/private
directory, respectively. -
Configure Nginx: You need to configure Nginx to use the SSL certificate. Edit the
nginx.conf
file in the/var/www/html/sail/var/www/nginx/conf
directory and add the following lines inside theserver
block:listen 443 ssl; ssl_certificate /var/www/html/path/to/your/certificate.crt; ssl_certificate_key /var/www/html/path/to/your/private.key;
Replace
path/to/your/certificate.crt
andpath/to/your/private.key
with the actual paths to your SSL certificate and private key files. -
Restart Nginx: After configuring Nginx, restart the Nginx server to apply the changes:
sudo systemctl restart nginx
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Configure Laravel: Finally, you need to configure Laravel to use HTTPS. Edit the
.env
file in your Laravel project and set theAPP_URL
variable tohttps://yourdomain.com
.APP_URL=https://yourdomain.com
Restart the Laravel Sail container to apply the changes:
sail up -d
Your Laravel application should now be accessible via HTTPS. If you still encounter any issues, check the Laravel and Nginx logs for any error messages.