# Adding ssl cert for subdomain after official discourse installation
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-ssl-cert-for-subdomain-after-official-discourse-installation/282376
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [October 16, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-ssl-cert-for-subdomain-after-official-discourse-installation/282376 "2023-10-16T11:49:51Z")
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### Author:  [@ponkie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ponkie)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-ssl-cert-for-subdomain-after-official-discourse-installation/282376/1 "2023-10-16T11:49:52Z")
I have a discourse install using the official method ssl is working fine, but I want to add another sub-domain with cert-bot.
The thing is it’s for n8n and it already has it’s own let’s encrypt creation code.
> **[Configure n8n - Digital Ocean | n8n Docs](https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/installation/server-setups/digital-ocean/#configure-n8n)**
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I’m a bit puzzled, would like to know how to do it..
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-ssl-cert-for-subdomain-after-official-discourse-installation/282376/2 "2023-10-16T12:27:25Z")
Are you planning to install n8n on the same server? If so then you’ll need a reverse proxy and it will be responsible for certs for n8n and Discourse.
Maybe you want [Use Nginx Proxy Manager to manage multiple sites with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-nginx-proxy-manager-to-manage-multiple-sites-with-discourse/206344) or [Set up Discourse on a server with existing Apache sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-discourse-on-a-server-with-existing-apache-sites/30013)
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### Author:  [@ponkie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ponkie)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-ssl-cert-for-subdomain-after-official-discourse-installation/282376/3 "2023-10-16T16:19:32Z")
Yes that was the plan but I decided it might not be so smart after all, security wise.. Anyway thanks for the tip, probably going to host more then one thing on the site so it’ll come in handy.