Setting up SSL with LetsEncrypt and MeteorUp

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I went through using LetsEncrypt with my meteor-up installation. Here are the steps I used to do it:

login to your prod box ssh [email protected]
get the letsencrypt utility git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt
cd letsencrypt
compile letsencrypt with the next few commands

    ./bootstrap/install-deps.sh
    ./bootstrap/dev/venv.sh
    source venv/bin/activate

run letsencrypt letsencrypt certonly --standalone
follow the letsencrypt prompts
cd /etc
package the output folder up tar -cvvf letsencrypt_2015_12_4.tar letsencrypt
copy the tar file back to your own box scp [email protected]:/etc/letsencrypt_2015_12_4.tar ~/letsencrypt_2015_12_4.tar
you want to backup this tar file for safe-keeping
combine your cert chain with your private key cat fullchain.pem privkey.pem > ssl.pm
copy ssl.pm to your mup folder cp ssl.pm YOUR_PROJECT/.prod/ssl.pm
add this line to your mup.json

    "ssl": {
        "pem": "./ssl.pem"
    },

leave unprotected connections behind - from your app directory meteor add force-ssl
From your mup folder run mup deploy
add to your .gitignore file YOUR_MUP_DIR/ssl.pem
Celebrate!

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