How to add HTTPS to Django with Nginx

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I need to enable HTTPS for my Django site. How do I configure SSL?

noor_code · Accepted Answer

# Get SSL certificate
sudo apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx
sudo certbot --nginx -d yourdomain.com
# nginx configuration
server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    server_name yourdomain.com;
    
    ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/fullchain.pem;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/yourdomain.com/privkey.pem;
    
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://unix:/run/gunicorn.sock;
    }
}
# settings.py
SECURE_SSL_REDIRECT = True
SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE = True
CSRF_COOKIE_SECURE = True

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