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From: tracker1@VERT/TRN (Tracker1)
To: poindexter FORTRAN
Subject: Re: Cloudflare
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Date: Tue, 4 May 2021 08:24:43 -0700
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by: Tracker1 - Tue, 4 May 2021 15:24 UTC

On 4/22/2021 6:15 AM, poindexter FORTRAN wrote:
>
> I'm new to the cert game. I assumed that LetsEncrypt couldn't do wildcards.
> If they did, I could replace all of the standalone LE instances with the
> reverse proxy server I want to build. But, then I wouldn't need the proxy
> server, as it's going to be there to allow my internal hosts to renew their
> LE certificates. :)
>
> What are you using as a reverse proxy? I am planning on using nginx, only
> because I've recently used it at work to proxy some servers behind a single
> IP.

You can do wildcards with LE, but you need to have DNS integration.

I've mostly been using Caddy for reverse proxy and static content...
I'll use Nginx when I need more than that.
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