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Explore our step-by-step guide to seamlessly integrate Bubble.io with Let's Encrypt for improving the security of your websites.
Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority brought to you by the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group. It's designed to provide websites with trusted digital certificates to implement HTTPS encryption, ensuring secure communication between the web server and user. The primary principle of Let's Encrypt is to make encrypted connections across the web the default standard. It helps eliminate the complexities of manual creation, validation, signing, installation, and renewal of certificates for secure websites.
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Step 1: Become Familiar with the Platforms
Before starting, gain some familiarity with both Bubble.io and Let's Encrypt.
Please note that Bubble.io already provides SSL certificates for all apps, even under the free plan, so you won't necessarily need to integrate Let's Encrypt with Bubble.io unless you have specific needs or preferences.
Step 2: Check Your Domain's Settings in Bubble.io
In order to have a secure (HTTPS) custom domain, you'll start by setting this up in Bubble. Visit the Domain/email tab in the Settings section of your Bubble.io application.
Bubble.io will provide you with four pieces of data: Host, Value, Type, and TTL.
Step 3: Modify DNS Settings in Your Domain Provider
Go to your domain provider's website where you bought your custom domain, find the DNS settings of the domain you're looking to integrate.
Add four DNS records based on the information provided by Bubble.io. For each record,
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Type corresponds to the type of DNS record you're setting (likely CNAME).Host or Name corresponds to the subdomain for which this record is set (either www or your given subdomain).Value or Points to corresponds to the host that the DNS should point to (a provided address ending in bubbleapps.io).TTL or Time to Live is usually standard and can be left as the default setting.Step 4: Wait for DNS Propagation
DNS propagation can take up to 48 hours, so you will need to wait for this process to complete. You can speed up this process by lowering your TTL value, but this might not always work.
Step 5: Confirm SSL Integration in Bubble.io
Return to the Bubble.io platform and visit the Domain/email tab in the Settings section of your application.
After some time, once the DNS records have fully propagated, your SSL should be in the 'All Good' status indicating successful integration. In case the status remains 'issue with SSL configuration', try clicking again on 'Check my settings' button. If you’ve followed all the steps correctly, and a reasonable amount of time has passed, and the status isn’t 'All good', contact Bubble.io’s support team as there might be some backend issues with the SSL certificate.
Step 6: Integrate with Let's Encrypt
While not necessary because of Bubble.io's built-in SSL, if you want to use Let's Encrypt's certificates, you would carry out this integration directly on your server or via plugin for your hosting environment.
The overall process is as follows:
Because Let's Encrypt is an SSL provider and Bubble.io already provides SSL, there will be no direct integration between the two and no platform to input or configure Let's Encrypt within Bubble.io. Thus, these steps will be specific to your hosting or server environment rather than carried out within Bubble.io. For more details on this process, consult the Certbot instructions relevant to your operating system and web server software on the Let's Encrypt website.
Remember, the certificate from Letsencrypt is valid for 90 days only, so you need to renew it after every 90 days.
Final Note
Integrating Let's Encrypt with Bubble.io isn't as straightforward as most other integrations, because they provide similar features and are usually not used together. Bubble.io already provides free SSL security for its apps' custom domains. If you prefer Let's Encrypt or have specific needs, the integration occurs on your server rather than within Bubble.io.
Scenario: An educational startup wants to leverage the power of a web application to provide a seamless learning experience for their users. They chose Bubble.io to design and develop their application due to its easy-to-use, no-code interface. However, they also intend to guarantee the utmost security for their users' personal and financial information. For this, they require an SSL certificate for their application to ensure encrypted data transfer.
Solution: Integration of Bubble.io with Let's Encrypt
Web Application Development: The startup uses Bubble.io to design an e-learning platform that aids in enrolling for courses, making payments, watching lectures and more.
Setting Up the Integration: The startup utilizes Let's Encrypt, a non-profit Certificate Authority providing free SSL/TLS certificates. They link their Bubble.io application with Let's Encrypt to generate an SSL certificate for their site.
SSL Installation and Configuration: Once the SSL certificate is generated by Let's Encrypt, the startup installs and configures the certificate on their Bubble.io app through provided directions.
HTTPS Activation: With the SSL certificate installed, the startup ensures their application communication is over HTTPS, leading to enhanced data security and improved user trust.
Platform Testing: The startup tests the security of their platform, confirming that data encryption works as expected and no warnings are presented by browsers about insecure content.
Secure E-Learning Experience: The integration of Let's Encrypt with Bubble.io results in a secure and trustworthy online platform, providing peace of mind for users during the learning and payment processes.
Benefits:
Security: By utilizing SSL by Let's Encrypt, sensitive data like personal details and payment information is encrypted, preventing unauthorized access.
Trust: Featuring a secure connection, symbolized by HTTPS, improves user trust in the platform and the startup organization.
Cost-Effective: As a non-profit organization, Let's Encrypt provides SSL certificates for free, making this solution cost-effective for the startup.
Through the integration of Bubble.io with Let's Encrypt, the educational startup is capable of delivering an advanced, secure, and engaging learning experience for their users.
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