Nginx — acme.sh — Create new certificate

Here is an easy way to add a new https site with a Let's Encrypt certificate using Nginx and acme.sh.

Configure Nginx

# File: /etc/nginx/sites-available/default
server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;
    server_name _;

    location /.well-known {  # <- here is the trick
        root /var/www/html;
    }
...
}

~/.acme.sh/acme.sh --issue -w /var/www/html -d example.org