Set up nginx as a web server

Week 4-7

Setting up nginx

I started by following the steps and checked the web server in step 3 and got what was expected

I started by following the steps and checked the web server in step 3 and got what was expected

Configuring HTTPS

I followed all the steps in the syllabus, the first issue I had was while authenticating doctl with my digital ocean account.

I realized I forgot to initialize doctl and tried again. I was able to authenticate then.

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I then had an issue while I was trying to obtain the SSL certificate. I kept getting an error message that said some challenges failed.

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I tried to check if the right ports were open and there wasn't an issue there. I tried looking up online for what the issue could be but couldn't find an answer. I then chatted with my classmate Jack who asked me to check the DNS records for my domain. I checked and updated my server's IP address there.

When I came back and checked, it worked

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