• Project Overview
• Step 1: Launch EC2 Instances
• Step 2: Configure Servers

Part A: Self-Signed Certificate Implementation

• Step 3: Create a Certificate Authority (CA)
• Step 4: Create Client Private Key & CSR (afunogu.online)
• Step 5: Sign CSR with Steph-CA
• Step 6: Combine into a .pem File
• Step 7: Configure Domain in Namecheap DNS
• Step 8: Configure HAProxy with Self-Signed SSL
• Step 9: Import CA to Local Browser (Remove Warning)

Part B: Trusted Certificate Implementation (Let’s Encrypt)

• Step 10: Install Certbot
• Step 11: Stop HAProxy Temporarily
• Step 12: Request Let’s Encrypt Certificates
• Step 13: Combine Fullchain & Private Key
• Step 14: Update HAProxy Config (Trusted SSL)
• Step 15: Restart HAProxy
• Step 16: Test in Browser
• Conclusion