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How to allow HTTPS and configure SSL certificate on domain in Plesk which has Hosting Type set as Forwarding?

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Anastasiia Zyrianova
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Question

How to allow HTTPS and configure an SSL certificate on a domain in Plesk which has Hosting Type set as Forwarding in Domains > example.com > Hosting Settings?

Answer

Warning: Currently, it's possible to secure a forwarding domain only when Nginx is installed and enabled on the server. 

To secure a domain with Forwarding hosting type with an SSL certificate perform the following:

  1. Connect to the server via SSH/RDP.

  2. Check if the Common Challenge directory is enabled on the server.
    If the output of the command is as below:

    # plesk ext sslit --common-challenge-dir -info
    - Available: true
    - Enabled: false

    Execute the next command to enable Common Challenge directory:

    # plesk ext sslit --common-challenge-dir -enable

  3. Log into Plesk.

  4. Go to Domains > example.com > SSL/TLS Certificates where example.com is a domain with hosting type Forwarding and install a Let's Encrypt or the certificate from 3rd party certificate authorities.

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    Unknown User

    How to do step 4 via CLI? Executing the below command on a forwarding domain results in an error:

    plesk bin extension --exec letsencrypt cli.php -m email@domain.com -d domain.com
    [2023-04-26 11:15:13.829] 1320556:6448eba1c9fbd ERR [extension/letsencrypt] The execution of cli.php has failed with the following message:
    Set domain certificate failure: Can't create web hosting on Webspace. Please use "webspace" operator.
    The execution of cli.php has failed with the following message:
    Set domain certificate failure: Can't create web hosting on Webspace. Please use "webspace" operator.
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    Anastasiia Zyrianova

    Hello,

    This behavior was confirmed as a bug with ID EXTLETSENC-1210. Thank you for bringing this to our attention! Until the bug is fixed, please consider issuing certificates for domains with Forwarding hosting type in Plesk interface, not via CLI.

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    Unknown User

    Thanks Anastasiia Zyrianova!

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