# Two ssl cert within one nginx instance

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/two-ssl-cert-within-one-nginx-instance/196304>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [October 11, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/two-ssl-cert-within-one-nginx-instance/196304 "2010-10-11T09:20:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![yung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/edb3f5/32.png) [@yung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yung)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 9:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/two-ssl-cert-within-one-nginx-instance/196304/1 "2010-10-11T09:20:39Z")

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Hi,

Can I set up two SSL Cert within one nginx instance, for example, one  
for [www.a.com](http://www.a.com), another for [www.b.com](http://www.b.com).

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![yung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/edb3f5/32.png) [@yung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yung)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/two-ssl-cert-within-one-nginx-instance/196304/2 "2010-10-11T09:26:30Z")

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On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 03:19:21PM +0800, yung wrote:

> Can I set up two SSL Cert within one nginx instance, for example, one  
> for [www.a.com](http://www.a.com), another for [www.b.com](http://www.b.com).

> **[Configuring HTTPS servers](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/configuring_https_servers.html#name_based_https_servers)**
>
> To configure an HTTPS server, the ssl parameter must be enabled on listening sockets in the server block, and the locations of the server certificate and private key files should be specified:

–  
Igor S.

> **[Igor Sysoev](http://sysoev.ru/en/)**

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**Author:** ![yung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/edb3f5/32.png) [@yung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yung)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2010, 9:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/two-ssl-cert-within-one-nginx-instance/196304/3 "2010-10-11T09:42:53Z")

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2010/10/11 Igor S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 03:19:21PM +0800, yung wrote:
> 
> > Can I set up two SSL Cert within one nginx instance, for example, one  
> > for [www.a.com](http://www.a.com), another for [www.b.com](http://www.b.com).
> 
> [Configuring HTTPS servers](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/configuring_https_servers.html#name_based_https_servers)

Thanks a lot igor, you’re the cool man.