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Create a Let's Encrypt Certificate Before Your DNS Change

If you would like to create your free TLS certificates before you make your DNS change, you need to configure your server.

 

For users of Nginx

  1. Obtain the CNAME record for your application. You’ll see this on the DNS menu in the Lumen management console.
  1. Add this block to your server’s configuration, replacing yourdomain.c.section.io with the CNAME you obtained above:
                location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
  proxy_set_header Host $host;
  proxy_pass http://yourdomain.c.section.io;
}
  1. Click Renew Certificate on the HTTPS menu within the Lumen management console.

 

For users of Apache

  1. Obtain the CNAME record for your application. You’ll see this on the DNS menu in the Lumen setup console.
  1. Add this block to your server’s configuration, replacing yourdomain.c.section.io with the CNAME you obtained above:
                <Location "/.well-known/acme-challenge/">
ProxyPreserveHost On
ProxyPass "http://yourdomain.c.section.io"
</Location>
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  1. Click Renew Certificate on the HTTPS menu within the Lumen management console.

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