# Problem in installing Let's Encrypt SSL for www and non-www

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**Created:** [May 26, 2018, 6:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-in-installing-lets-encrypt-ssl-for-www-and-non-www/88515 "2018-05-26T18:37:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 7, 2018, 8:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-in-installing-lets-encrypt-ssl-for-www-and-non-www/88515/6 "2018-07-07T08:25:28Z")

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@PoojaPatel  
Assuming, www is your canonical version for Discourse. But you installed Let’s Encrypt only for apex domain.

Here’s fix…

- Re-install Discourse
- Install SSL for your _www_ because that is your canonical
- Restore Discourse backup
- Setup Cloudflare
- Go to DNS
- Enable its DNS only for www CNAME or A record.
- However must enable its DNS as well proxy for apex domain
- Choose Flexible SSL
- Force HTTPS

EXPECTED: HTTPS version should work fine for redirecting users from non-www to www version. Once I fixed SSL error this problem using this method.

Short version without re-installing SSL at www as per your canonical URL, That I cannot recommend.  
(Setup Cloudflare proxy completely over www and non-www)

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