Nginx SSL Certificate Loading Error in Laravel Sail with ryoluo/sail-ssl

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I'm encountering an issue with Laravel Sail where Nginx fails to load the SSL certificate when running ./vendor/bin/sail up -d --build.

The error output is as follows:

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20-nginx-1          "/docker-entrypoint.…"   nginx               exited (1)

Before this error, I cleared all Docker data with:

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docker system prune -a --volumes
docker rm -vf $(docker ps -a -q)

My composer.json includes:

JSON
"laravel/sail": "^1.19",
"laravel/framework": "^8.0",
"ryoluo/sail-ssl": "^1.2"

Note that version 1.3.2 of ryoluo/sail-ssl is installed in the composer lock file.

The detailed error message is:

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20-nginx-1  | Error checking extensions defined using -addext
20-nginx-1  | 4037D3CDE27A0000:error:1100006C:X509 V3 routines:X509V3_parse_list:invalid empty name:../crypto/x509/v3_utl.c:389:
20-nginx-1  | 4037D3CDE27A0000:error:11000069:X509 V3 routines:do_ext_nconf:invalid extension string:../crypto/x509/v3_conf.c:102:name=subjectAltName,section=
20-nginx-1  | 4037D3CDE27A0000:error:11000080:X509 V3 routines:X509V3_EXT_nconf_int:error in extension:../crypto/x509/v3_conf.c:48:section=default, name=subjectAltName, value=
20-nginx-1  | 99-generate-ssl-cert.sh: Server certificate has been generated.
20-nginx-1  | /docker-entrypoint.sh: Configuration complete; ready for start up
20-nginx-1  | 2025/01/30 10:02:44 [emerg] 1#1: cannot load certificate "/etc/nginx/certs/server.pem": BIO_new_file() failed (SSL: error:80000002:system library::No such file or directory:calling fopen(/etc/nginx/certs/server.pem, r) error:10000080:BIO routines::no such file)
20-nginx-1  | nginx: [emerg] cannot load certificate "/etc/nginx/certs/server.pem": BIO_new_file() failed (SSL: error:80000002:system library::No such file or directory:calling fopen(/etc/nginx/certs/server.pem, r) error:10000080:BIO routines::no such file)

My docker-compose.yml configuration for Nginx is:

YAML
services:
    nginx:
        image: 'nginx:latest'
        ports:
            - '${HTTP_PORT:-8000}:80'
            - '${SSL_PORT:-443}:443'
        environment:
            - SSL_PORT=${SSL_PORT:-443}
            - APP_SERVICE=${APP_SERVICE:-laravel.test}
            - SERVER_NAME=${SERVER_NAME:-localhost}
        volumes:
            - 'sail-nginx:/etc/nginx/certs'
            - './nginx/templates:/etc/nginx/templates'
            - './vendor/ryoluo/sail-ssl/nginx/generate-ssl-cert.sh:/docker-entrypoint.d/99-generate-ssl-cert.sh'
        depends_on:
            - ${APP_SERVICE:-laravel.test}
        networks:
            - sail

The file vendor/ryoluo/sail-ssl/nginx/generate-ssl-cert.sh is present, and the container logs confirm the message "99-generate-ssl-cert.sh: Server certificate has been generated."

My question:

Is there a known issue with a specific version of Nginx or ryoluo/sail-ssl causing these SSL errors?
Could a version mismatch or configuration problem be leading to Nginx not finding or reading the /etc/nginx/certs/server.pem file?

Any insights or recommended debugging steps would be appreciated.

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Answer by StackOverflow TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago

Below is a checklist of things to verify and try:

1. Confirm File Generation and Volume Mounts

Certificate Location: The error indicates that Nginx cannot find or load the file /etc/nginx/certs/server.pem. First, open an interactive shell in the running container (or temporarily remove the “-d” flag) and check whether the file exists:
```
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./vendor/bin/sail exec nginx ls -l /etc/nginx/certs
```
Volume Permissions: Since you are mounting the Docker volume (sail-nginx) to /etc/nginx/certs, make sure that:
- The volume is not holding stale content from a previous run.
- The permissions on the volume allow Nginx (running as the container’s default user) to read the file.

If the volume is stale, try removing it and restarting Sail.

2. Check the Certificate Generation Script

Script Execution: Your logs show that the script (generate-ssl-cert.sh) ran and printed “Server certificate has been generated.”
SSL Extensions Error: The OpenSSL errors about the subjectAltName extension hint that the certificate generated might have issues. This can happen if the script or its configuration (for example, the subject or SAN fields) is not adjusted for your environment.

Open the script to verify if there’s a configurable variable (such as SERVER_NAME) and that it’s receiving a valid value. For instance, ensure your environment variable for the server name isn’t empty or misconfigured:
```
YAML
environment:
    - SERVER_NAME=${SERVER_NAME:-localhost}
```

3. Version Compatibility

Nginx Version: Occasionally, the latest nginx:latest image might come with an OpenSSL version that interprets certificate extensions more strictly. Consider pinning to a known compatible version (for example, nginx:1.21-alpine) in your docker-compose.yml:
```
YAML
image: 'nginx:1.21-alpine'
```
ryoluo/sail-ssl Version: Although your composer.json requires "ryoluo/sail-ssl": "^1.2" and your lock file shows version 1.3.2, there have been reports of subtle differences between minor versions. You might try downgrading to 1.2.x by updating your composer.json and running:
```
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composer require ryoluo/sail-ssl:"^1.2" --update-with-dependencies
```
Then rebuild your containers.

4. Additional Troubleshooting Steps

Clear Docker Volumes: It seems you already pruned Docker; make sure volumes are also cleared, so a fresh certificate is generated.
Rebuild Containers: After any changes, rebuild the containers to ensure that the new configuration is picked up:
```
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./vendor/bin/sail up -d --build
```

Summary

The error chiefly comes from Nginx failing to load the certificate, either because the certificate file isn’t properly generated or there’s a version mismatch causing OpenSSL extension parsing problems. By verifying that the certificate is generated in the expected location, ensuring the volume mounts and permissions are correct, and then testing with a pinned version of Nginx or downgrading ryoluo/sail-ssl, you should be able to resolve the issue.

Give these steps a try and see if the certificate file loads correctly.

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