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 config file at /opt/bitnami/apps/discourse/htdocs/config/site_settings.yml:

  security:
    enable_flash_video_onebox: false
    use_https: true
  

  NOTE: In Discourse versions prior to v0.9.8.1, the option name is use_ssl instead of use_https.

• Update the HTTPS port entry in the database by following the steps below:

  • Log in to the server console.
  • Start the MySQL command-line client and connect to the MySQL database.

  • Execute the following SQL command, replacing the NEW_PORT placeholder with the number of the SSL port. If the SSL port is 443, leave the NEW_PORT placeholder empty.

    mysql> 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