How to set up Dynmap with a Reverse Proxy and SSL certificate
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A Minecraft server with the Dynmap plugin installed and running.
A VPS with Ubuntu 20.04.
A domain.
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Navigate to CloudFlare.com and login
Choose the domain you want to have your map on
Select “DNS” from the menu at the top of the screen
Click “Add Record”
Set “Type” to “A”
Set “Name” to whatever you want your subdomain to be (Eg: map)
Set “IPv4 address” to the IP Address of your VPS
Click “Save”
Run these commands to update your system and install NGINX:
You’ll need to add the Certbot PPA to your list of repositories. To do so, run the following commands on the command line on the machine:
Run this command on the command line on the machine to install Certbot:
Run this command to download the proxy script and start it, follow the on-screen commands:
Run this command to reload NGINX:
To verify that everything is working, visit your map subdomain (Eg: map.yoursite.com). You should be able to view your Dynmap without using your server’s IP and Dynmap port.