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Install Nginx OCSP Stapling on Ubuntu VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Set up Nginx OCSP Stapling—a SSL validation boost—on an Ubuntu VPS—install with
apt install nginx
configure /etc/nginx/sites-available/site:
ssl_stapling on;\nssl_stapling_verify on;\nssl_trusted_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/chain.pem;
Reload with
nginx -s reload
open port:
ufw allow 443
On DigitalOcean test with
openssl s_client -connect ip:443 -status
—expect \"OCSP Response: successful\" Ensures uptime—secures phpMyAdmin with faster SSL checks in VPS hosting

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