# Setup Let’s Encrypt + non-www \> www

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-let-s-encrypt-non-www-www/84840>\
**Category:** Sysadmins\
**Tags:** how-to, domains\
**Created:** [April 8, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setup-let-s-encrypt-non-www-www/84840 "2018-04-08T22:33:44Z")\
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I wonder if this part is needed, since we already have the “force https” option in Admin settings.  
@brahn, this is your part of the code, can you explain why is this necessary?

> ```
> - replace:
> filename: "/etc/nginx/conf.d/discourse.conf"
> from: /return 301 https.+/
> to: |
> return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
> 
> ```

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