# HTTPS : issue while trying to set up SSL certification

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/https-issue-while-trying-to-set-up-ssl-certification/127014
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [August 28, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/https-issue-while-trying-to-set-up-ssl-certification/127014 "2019-08-28T11:22:45Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/https-issue-while-trying-to-set-up-ssl-certification/127014/4 "2019-08-28T15:34:55Z")

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> [@nekodroid](#):
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> So I was trying to enable HTTPS for my website following [this nice tutorial](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-https-support-with-lets-encrypt/40709)

Did you read this part?

> [@Set up HTTPS support with Let's Encrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-https-support-with-lets-encrypt/40709/1):
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> This guide is only for existing installs where HTTPS is not enabled. Following the [official setup guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md) automatically enables HTTPS by default.

It looks like there is a problem with your docker install.

And why did you completely re-write the order of the stuff in `app.yml`?

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