# My forum goes offline after removing https

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-forum-goes-offline-after-removing-https/81115
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [February 21, 2018, 5:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-forum-goes-offline-after-removing-https/81115 "2018-02-21T05:46:03Z")
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### Author: ![notriddle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/notriddle/32/133055_2.png) [@notriddle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/notriddle)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-forum-goes-offline-after-removing-https/81115/41 "2018-02-22T04:59:00Z")

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> [@Set up HTTPS support with Let's Encrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-lets-encrypt/40709):
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> bookmark This is a guide for enabling HTTPS on an existing Discourse installation using Let’s Encrypt. It assumes prior installation without HTTPS enabled. person_raising_hand Required user level: System Administrator exclamation This guide is only for existing installs where HTTPS is not enabled. Following the [official setup guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md) automatically enables HTTPS by default. So you’d like to add https to your Discourse absolutely free, courtesy of our friends at [Let’s Encrypt?](https://letsencrypt.org/)bell I…

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