# SSL for Mautic by Bitnami (Amazon Instance on EC2)

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [February 22, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259 "2018-02-22T10:44:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![juicymediagroup](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/juicymediagroup/32/273_2.png) [@juicymediagroup](https://forum.mautic.org/u/juicymediagroup)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259/1 "2018-02-22T10:44:47Z")

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Hi guys,

I want to know how to get a SSL certificate for Mautic. I installed it on a Amazon EC2 instance.

I don’t have it on a domain. Do I have to buy a domain, install SSL and then point it to the Amazon instance IP address?

I’m confused because the SSL technically wouldn’t be on the Mautic instance, would it?

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**Author:** ![bizcrony](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/bizcrony/32/409_2.png) [@bizcrony](https://forum.mautic.org/u/bizcrony)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259/2 "2018-02-22T13:52:24Z")

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@Ann you have a valid domain email address and valid domain to use AWS no need of SSL. And ofcourse you should book a domain and create a domain specific email id.

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**Author:** ![juicymediagroup](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/juicymediagroup/32/273_2.png) [@juicymediagroup](https://forum.mautic.org/u/juicymediagroup)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259/3 "2018-02-22T13:58:56Z")

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@bizcrony I’m running Mautic on AWS instance, so the URL looks like this [http://34.206.157.153/s/login](http://34.206.157.153/s/login)

I’m trying to integrate with Salesforce, but they won’t accept URL without https:

So I was wondering how to fix this.

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**Author:** ![petertl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/petertl/32/511_2.png) [@petertl](https://forum.mautic.org/u/petertl)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259/4 "2018-02-22T14:44:55Z")

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@Ann, SSL for IP addresses is possible but not very common. I highly recommend you buy a domain and request a SSL certificate for it. Without a domain, your landing pages will have an IP address and that truly is a disaster I think. 🙂

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**Author:** ![juicymediagroup](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/juicymediagroup/32/273_2.png) [@juicymediagroup](https://forum.mautic.org/u/juicymediagroup)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259/5 "2018-02-22T15:21:08Z")

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@PeterTL so are you saying to buy a domain, get an SSL cert then I can redirect the domain to Mautic on Amazon?

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**Author:** ![petertl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/petertl/32/511_2.png) [@petertl](https://forum.mautic.org/u/petertl)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259/6 "2018-02-23T06:16:38Z")

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Yes, @Ann, this is how I would do it. Get a domain, redirect it to your Mautic installation, get a SSL cert, install it on your Amazon machine and configure Mautic zu use SSL.

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**Author:** ![juicymediagroup](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/juicymediagroup/32/273_2.png) [@juicymediagroup](https://forum.mautic.org/u/juicymediagroup)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259/7 "2018-02-23T09:41:28Z")

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Ok, so I install the SSL on Amazon AWS? @PeterTL

Got it.

Thanks so much

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**Author:** ![petertl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/petertl/32/511_2.png) [@petertl](https://forum.mautic.org/u/petertl)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259/8 "2018-02-23T10:28:54Z")

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Yes. SSL certificates are installed on the web server.

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**Author:** ![juicymediagroup](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/juicymediagroup/32/273_2.png) [@juicymediagroup](https://forum.mautic.org/u/juicymediagroup)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259/9 "2018-02-23T10:45:52Z")

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Perfect, thanks again @PeterTL

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**Author:** ![ninjoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/ninjoan/32/1005_2.png) [@ninjoan](https://forum.mautic.org/u/ninjoan)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259/10 "2018-02-27T09:34:05Z")

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Also, the SSL is at the server level if you use AWS, a VPS you can install an SSL on that level.  
Just like @PeterTL said you need a domain but you also can create a CNAME record to give a Domain/Subdomain to the AWS IP.

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**Author:** ![Sina-masina](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/sina-masina/32/6909_2.png) [@Sina-masina](https://forum.mautic.org/u/Sina-masina)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/ssl-for-mautic-by-bitnami-amazon-instance-on-ec2/10259/11 "2022-04-17T09:11:41Z")

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Hello, guys!

I need some help …

So, because my shared hosting has some restrictions I decided that I will put Mautic on Amazon AWS.

Mautic by Bitnami (Amazon Instance on EC2) - this is what I have done and finished installation.

BUT, before I login to Mautic I get the following message about SSL on my IP address (link is not secure).

**So, what could I do now?**

I also have my main domain registered on shared hosting.

This domain is verified on Amazon AWS and I also verified my main (info@) email address.

**Can anyone please help me with this?**

Thank you and regards,  
Sina
