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Step-by-Step Guide: Configuring Nginx with HTTPS on Localhost for Secure Web Application Testing
3 min readMay 12, 2023
Are you looking to configure Nginx with HTTPS on localhost to test your web application securely? If so, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, I would like to share my personal experience and insights gained after spending several hours of experimenting and troubleshooting. By following the steps outlined here, you will be able to establish a secure local environment for testing your web application using HTTPS.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, make sure you have the following:
- Nginx is installed on your Ubuntu.
- OpenSSL is installed on your Ubuntu.
Step 1: Generate Root Certificate and Key
Generate an RSA private key of size 2048:
openssl genrsa -des3 -out rootCA.key 2048
Generate a root certificate valid for two years:
openssl req -x509 -new -nodes -key rootCA.key -sha256 -days 730 -out rootCert.pem
Step 2: Generate Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
Generate a private key for your certificate:
openssl genrsa -out cert.key 2048
Use the private key to create a certificate…