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diff --git a/doc/user/project/pages/custom_domains_ssl_tls_certification/lets_encrypt_integration.md b/doc/user/project/pages/custom_domains_ssl_tls_certification/lets_encrypt_integration.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..255d535645d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/project/pages/custom_domains_ssl_tls_certification/lets_encrypt_integration.md @@ -0,0 +1,87 @@ +--- +type: reference +description: "Automatic Let's Encrypt SSL certificates for GitLab Pages." +--- + +# GitLab Pages integration with Let's Encrypt + +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/28996) in GitLab 12.1. + +The GitLab Pages integration with Let's Encrypt (LE) allows you +to use LE certificates for your Pages website with custom domains +without the hassle of having to issue and update them yourself; +GitLab does it for you, out-of-the-box. + +[Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org) is a free, automated, and +open source Certificate Authority. + +CAUTION: **Caution:** +This feature is in **beta** and might present bugs and UX issues +such as [#64870](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/64870). +See all the related issues linked from this [issue's description](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/28996) +for more information. + +## Requirements + +Before you can enable automatic provisioning of a SSL certificate for your domain, make sure you have: + +- Created a [project](../getting_started_part_two.md) in GitLab + containing your website's source code. +- Acquired a domain (`example.com`) and added a [DNS entry](index.md) + pointing it to your Pages website. +- [Added your domain to your Pages project](index.md#1-add-a-custom-domain-to-pages) + and verified your ownership. +- Have your website up and running, accessible through your custom domain. + +NOTE: **Note:** +GitLab's Let's Encrypt integration is enabled and available on GitLab.com. +For **self-managed** GitLab instances, make sure your administrator has +[enabled it](../../../../administration/pages/index.md#lets-encrypt-integration). + +## Enabling Let's Encrypt integration for your custom domain + +Once you've met the requirements, to enable Let's Encrypt integration: + +1. Navigate to your project's **Settings > Pages**. +1. Find your domain and click **Details**. +1. Click **Edit** in the top-right corner. +1. Enable Let's Encrypt integration by switching **Automatic certificate management using Let's Encrypt**: + +  + +1. Click **Save changes**. + +Once enabled, GitLab will obtain a LE certificate and add it to the +associated Pages domain. It will be also renewed automatically by GitLab. + +> **Notes:** +> +> - Issuing the certificate and updating Pages configuration +> **can take up to an hour**. +> - If you already have SSL certificate in domain settings it +> will continue to work until it will be replaced by Let's Encrypt's certificate. + +## Troubleshooting + +### Error "Certificate misses intermediates" + +If you get an error **Certificate misses intermediates** while trying to enable Let's Encrypt integration for your domain, follow the steps below: + +1. Go to your project's **Settings > Pages**. +1. Turn off **Force HTTPS** if it's turned on. +1. Click **Details** on your domain. +1. Click the **Edit** button in the top right corner of domain details page. +1. Enable Let's Encrypt integration. +1. Click **Save**. +1. Go to your project's **Settings > Pages**. +1. Turn on **Force HTTPS**. + +<!-- Include any troubleshooting steps that you can foresee. If you know beforehand what issues +one might have when setting this up, or when something is changed, or on upgrading, it's +important to describe those, too. Think of things that may go wrong and include them here. +This is important to minimize requests for support, and to avoid doc comments with +questions that you know someone might ask. + +Each scenario can be a third-level heading, e.g. `### Getting error message X`. +If you have none to add when creating a doc, leave this section in place +but commented out to help encourage others to add to it in the future. --> |