Config.production.json url property https error

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Hello,
new to Ghost in production even i tested it on local installation for a while.

my config

  • ubuntu 18
  • apache
  • node js v12

working configuration
(because i can’t have more than 3 links as a new user)
$HTTP=http://127.0.0.1:2368
$HTTPS=https://127.0.0.1:2368

if i configure ghost blog with http everyting works well, the apache proxy redirect is ok and i can get the site on my dedicated domain with a virtualhost in apache. the apache redirection is on $HTTP

I setup SSL with let’s encrypt and got key, the apache configuration works well again i can contact the site using HTTPS, however some links has HTTPS and other still HTTP. cert keys are configured in apache.

configuration with error
So in config.production.conf, i set url=https://mydomain.com and let apache redirection to $HTTP.
This does not work, here is a wget output:

> wget $HTTP
--2020-02-26 12:03:26--  $HTTP
Connecting to 127.0.0.1:2368... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: $HTTP [following]
--2020-02-26 12:03:26--  $HTTPS
Connecting to 127.0.0.1:443... connected.
ERROR: certificate common name ‘anotherdomaine.com’ doesn't match requested host name ‘127.0.0.1’.
To connect to 127.0.0.1 insecurely, use `--no-check-certificate'.

So i changed the “redirection to” in apache with https://127.0.0.1:2368 with no more success, here is wget output:

> wget $HTTPS
--2020-02-26 11:54:01--  $HTTPS
Connecting to 127.0.0.1:2368... connected.
OpenSSL: error:1408F10B:SSL routines:ssl3_get_record:wrong version number
Unable to establish SSL connection.

questions
looks like ‘url’ config definition is used to generate link in site AND to configure redirection if request is on HTTP.

  • how to disable ghost redirection on localhost on port 443, just answer to port 2368 request?
  • how to correct SSL error in ghost website.?
  • any idea to fix this and get whole site in https?

comment

  • sad as a new user i can’t write the redirection links of my config more than 3 times :(

Than you in advance for your help.
keep on the good work.
Éric

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Hey, did you follow the instructions provided here?

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Thank you for your fast answer.

Yes i did it, however, biggest part of installation documentation is about nginx. And

> ghost setup ssl

requires nginx.
Unfortunetly, apache is configured on my server hosting several domain.

Eric

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Bumping this in hopes of finding an answer.

Setting url to http://localhost:2369 in config.production.json appears to be necessary for getting the Ghost instance to serve correctly with Apache, but then this breaks the path used for images and other assets throughout the site. I have some ideas for workarounds in the theme itself, but they essentially amount to absolute linking, which we obviously want to try and avoid.

I realize there is likely reluctance to support anything other than nginx, but unfortunately Apache is not negotiable in our use case. Really want to use Ghost for this, and hope this issue is not a dealbreaker.

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Alright, disregard the bump. I think I’ve got this working by separately setting the img_url attribute in config.production.json and then calling it explicitly in the theme (setting absolute to True isn’t necessary like I thought it might be).