# Using Letsencrypt with Nginx

DevFeed: [Using Letsencrypt with Nginx](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/using-letsencrypt-with-nginx-32170.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://adambard.com/blog/using-letsencrypt-with-nginx/>)

Published: 2015-12-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Adam Bard](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/adam-bard.md>)

Topics: [nginx](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/nginx.md>), [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/certificates.md>), [SSL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssl.md>), [HTTP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/http.md>)

Tags: [certificates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/certificates.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/configuration.md>), [domain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/domain.md>), [http](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/http.md>), [installation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/installation.md>), [nginx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nginx.md>), [ssl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssl.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial explaining how to use Let's Encrypt with Nginx to move a site from HTTP to HTTPS. It covers installing Let's Encrypt, generating certificates, configuring Nginx for SSL, and redirecting HTTP traffic to HTTPS.

## Source excerpt

Letsencrypt.org has just entered its public beta period. This means that you can get ssl certificates really easily and for free. Letsencrypt's certificates are up to modern specs and fully accepted by all browsers, so you no longer have any excuse not to have SSL on all your domains. This post will hold your hand through the process of moving your Nginx site from http to https.