nginx + proxy + Let's encrypt configuration

README.MD

Let's Encrypt authentication virtual host

If you need to use a docker machine or any other server listening on other port than 80, you can use this snippet to authenticate your domain with Let's encrypt.

1. Add the content of site.conf to your nginx configuration
2. Create the folder /var/www/letsencrypt
3. Run the certbot-auto using the webroot plugin --webroot -w /var/www/letsencrypt/

site.conf

#Let's encrypt configuration -START-
location ^~ /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
  default_type "text/plain";
  root         /var/www/letsencrypt;
}

location = /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
    return 404;
}
#Let's encrypt configuration -END-