# Fresh install without lets-encrypt on docker

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/fresh-install-without-lets-encrypt-on-docker/401632
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** docker, letsencrypt
**Created:** [27 באפריל,‏ 2026,‏ 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fresh-install-without-lets-encrypt-on-docker/401632 "2026-04-27T18:01:58Z")
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### Author: ![josir](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/josir/32/552440_2.png) [@josir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/josir)
#### Post date: [27 באפריל,‏ 2026,‏ 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fresh-install-without-lets-encrypt-on-docker/401632/1 "2026-04-27T18:01:58Z")

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Hi folks,

I am trying a fresh install but I have an external nginx that manage all my certificates. How can I disable the ssl/letsencrypt option on docker?

> [@Allow SSL / HTTPS for your Discourse Docker setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-ssl-https-for-your-discourse-docker-setup/13847):
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> This guide is likely out of date as there are now very few reasons not to use the built-in Let’s Encrypt certificate that Just Works. See also: 2023-04-10 @pfaffman says: This is left here mostly for historical purposes. So you’d like to enable SSL for your Docker-based Discourse setup? Let’s do it! This guide assumes you used all the [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) defaults – a container configuration file at/var/discourse/containers/app.yml and Discourse docker is installed at: /var/discourse Buy a SS…

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