Connect your domain and turn on HTTPS

Point a domain at your server so Caddy can get a free HTTPS certificate automatically.

Zelvynta CRM uses Caddy for HTTPS. When you give Caddy a real domain, it gets a free certificate from Let's Encrypt and renews it for you.

Point the domain at your server

In your DNS provider, create an A record for your domain. Set its value to your server's public IPv4 address.

DNS changes can take a while to reach everyone. Wait until the domain resolves to your server before you continue.

Open the settings file:

nano .env

Change SITE_ADDRESS from localhost to your domain, without https://:

SITE_ADDRESS=crm.example.com

Save the file.

docker compose -f infra/compose/docker-compose.yml up -d --force-recreate caddy

Go to https:// followed by your domain. Plain http:// addresses move to https:// automatically.

Note

With SITE_ADDRESS=localhost, Caddy uses its own certificate instead. Browsers show a warning for it. That setting is only for testing.

If the certificate doesn't arrive, see Troubleshooting.