# Unable to backup to custom s3 endpoint due to https certificate error

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** backups, s3\
**Created:** [March 27, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-backup-to-custom-s3-endpoint-due-to-https-certificate-error/145821 "2020-03-27T15:06:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-backup-to-custom-s3-endpoint-due-to-https-certificate-error/145821/7 "2020-07-29T18:54:06Z")

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I’d really recommend using a valid SSL certificate for all your needs. MinIO should work fine behind a reverse proxy using a Let’s Encrypt certificate.

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