Enable SSL in Discourse

First, configure Apache to enable SSL connections. Then, force HTTPS for all Discourse links using one of the following options:

• Enable the following option in the Discourse /opt/bitnami/discourse/config/site_settings.yml configuration file.

    security:
      force_https:
        default: true
  

  NOTE: In older Discourse versions, the option name is use_ssl or use_https.

• If the HTTPS port is not the standard port 443, update the HTTPS port entry in the database by following the steps below:

  • Log in to the server console.

  • Start the PostgreSQL command-line client and connect to the PostgreSQL database.

  • Execute the following SQL command, replacing the NEW_PORT placeholder with the number of the SSL port.

      bitnami_discourse=# UPDATE site_settings SET value = 'NEW_PORT' WHERE name = 'port'
    

• Disable HTTP and redirect all requests to HTTPS URLs.

• Restart the server:

    $ sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart