# Need a helping hand setting up ssl server on local box **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [November 29, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-a-helping-hand-setting-up-ssl-server-on-local-box/199793 "2010-11-29T12:46:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/77aa72/32.png) [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 12:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-a-helping-hand-setting-up-ssl-server-on-local-box/199793/1 "2010-11-29T12:46:43Z")
Here is my setup (detailed): [gist:719862 · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/719862) I can access the port 80 server but not port 443. I get Error 102 (net::ERR\_CONNECTION\_REFUSED): Unknown error. in chrome. Another strange issue is the log files for either the port 80 or 443 server don’t appear where I told them to go in the config. (There are error and access logs in the homebrew nginx location but nothing of value in there. Struggling right now to figure out what I’m doing wrong… I’d appreciate any help… Regards, Saimon ---
**Author:** ![saimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@saimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saimon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-a-helping-hand-setting-up-ssl-server-on-local-box/199793/2 "2010-11-29T13:26:20Z")
Hello! On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:45:50PM +0100, Saimon M. wrote: > Struggling right now to figure out what I’m doing wrong… > > I’d appreciate any help… Try looking into global error log, it should be in /usr/local/Cellar/nginx/0.8.53/logs/error.log with your setup. Maxim D. ---
**Author:** ![saimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@saimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saimon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-a-helping-hand-setting-up-ssl-server-on-local-box/199793/3 "2010-11-29T14:21:00Z")
Hi Maxim, I did and there’s nothing (new) in there… ☹ On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Maxim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Another strange issue is the log files for either the port 80 or 443 > > Maxim D. > > * * * > > nginx mailing list > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) – Saimon M. Freelance Web D. (Available for hire - For details visit [http://saimonmoore.net](http://saimonmoore.net)) Skype: saimonmoore Yahoo IM: saimonmoore Google IM: saimonmoore ---
**Author:** ![saimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@saimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saimon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-a-helping-hand-setting-up-ssl-server-on-local-box/199793/4 "2010-11-29T16:11:03Z")
Can some please take a quick look at my nginx config to see if there’s anything obviously wrong I may be missing? I’ve been trying different variations of the same thing but I’m still not able to get ssl working on my local osx box. On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Saimon M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > > > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) > > Yahoo IM: saimonmoore > > Google IM: saimonmoore – Saimon M. Freelance Web D. (Available for hire - For details visit [http://saimonmoore.net](http://saimonmoore.net)) Skype: saimonmoore Yahoo IM: saimonmoore Google IM: saimonmoore ---
**Author:** ![saimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@saimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saimon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-a-helping-hand-setting-up-ssl-server-on-local-box/199793/5 "2010-11-29T16:38:45Z")
Hello! On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 02:19:50PM +0100, Saimon M. wrote: > Hi Maxim, > > I did and there’s nothing (new) in there… ☹ So the most likely reason is that you forgot to reload nginx config. It should complain there why it wasn’t able to parse your config and/or open configured listening sockets. Even if you were smart enough to redirect stderr to something like /dev/null. Another possible reason is that you have wrong binary running and it tries to read configs from another place. Full restart should resolve both mentioned issues. Maxim D. p.s. Please do not top-post. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![saimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@saimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saimon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-a-helping-hand-setting-up-ssl-server-on-local-box/199793/6 "2010-11-29T23:01:45Z")
On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Maxim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > config and/or open configured listening sockets. Even if you were > smart enough to redirect stderr to something like /dev/null. As expected my bad. Sorry for the noise. You were on the right track. I had two configs setup in sites-available. The one I was interested in wasn’t symlinked in sites-enabled. duh. Thanks again… > * * * > > nginx mailing list > [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > [mailman.nginx.org archive](http://nginx.org/mailman/listinfo/nginx) – Saimon M. Freelance Web D. (Available for hire - For details visit [http://saimonmoore.net](http://saimonmoore.net)) Skype: saimonmoore Yahoo IM: saimonmoore Google IM: saimonmoore