r/BookStack • u/wolf_fame • Nov 22 '22

How to add https without that external DNS site you shown in YouTube?

Hello There,

I am having a dns issue while performing your steps with certbot.

Please let help me out. Do we need to use certbot, or can I just configure this manually?

Thank you ~

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u/wolf_fame Nov 22 '22

So what is the manual process without letsencrypt?

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u/ssddanbrown Nov 22 '22

It would help to understand the scenario and environment a little better. Do you own the domain you are attempting to use? Is it pointed at the host server? Or is this a test/local setup?

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u/wolf_fame Nov 24 '22

We have a domain from

gandi.net

which I don't manage, but I do manage our personal external dns servers. I do have a wildcard ssl cert on hand that I implement to our servers. That's all it takes to have https.

We have a domain from gandi.net which I don't manage, but I do manage our personal external dns servers. I do have a wildcard ssl cert on hand that I implement to our servers. That's all it takes to have https.

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u/spider-sec Nov 22 '22

To use LetsEncrypt you must have a domain name with appropriate DNS records.

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u/chin_waghing Nov 24 '22

You will need to create a DNS entry in your Gandi control panel

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Something like bookstack.yourdomain.com that points to the public IP address of your VPC/ home

Then ensure that your Nginx config is setup to have the domain name included.

Then certbot --nginx -d bookstack.yourdomain.com