How to Install Let's Encrypt SSL in Nginx on Fedora 39

To install Let's Encrypt SSL on Nginx in Fedora 39.

Step 1 : Ensure that the domain has DNS records set up for verification.

Step 2 : Update your system:

sudo dnf update

Step 3 : Install Certbot and the Nginx plugin:

sudo dnf install certbot python3-certbot-nginx

Step 4 : Create a configuration file for your domain (e.g., example.devtutorial.io) and add the necessary configurations:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/example.devtutorial.io.conf

Add configurations for your domain:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.devtutorial.io;
    
    root /usr/share/nginx/example.devtutorial.io;
    index index.html;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ =404;
    }
}

Step 5 : Create the directory for your domain and an index.html file:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/nginx/example.devtutorial.io
sudo nano /usr/share/nginx/example.devtutorial.io/index.html

Add some content to index.html.

Step 6 : Test the Nginx configuration:

sudo nginx -t

Step 7 : Restart Nginx:

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Step 8 : Obtain SSL certificate:

sudo certbot --nginx -d example.devtutorial.io

Follow the prompts:

- Enter your email address.

- Agree to the terms of service by typing 'y'.

- Share your email address with the Electronic Frontier Foundation if you wish.

- You should see a success message.

Step 9 : Test certificate renewal:

sudo certbot renew --dry-run

Step 10 : Visit your domain to check the results.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Let's Encrypt SSL on Nginx in Fedora 39 for your domain example.devtutorial.io.