I’m really enjoying the ZimaBoard 2. Got a lot running on it now. The one thing I haven’t been able to resolve is SSL. For both the admin site itself and for apps that require it (like Obsidian). No matter the browser (Chrome latest, Edge latest, Edge Beta, etc.) it always shows Not Secure in the browser when hitting https:// or https://. It works for the admin site as I can say, “Ignore and continue” (which isn’t really working). But for anything else it never works.
I have properly installed the .cer file from the admin portal as user and machine. And as trusted root. And in the browsers directly. Nothing works. I’ve gone through the forums here, but can’t find anything that is this issue. I’m on Win 11 Pro and Ent (tried on both).
Yes, this is part of ZimaOS.
I believe this option only enables HTTPS using a system-generated self-signed certificate. It provides basic encryption but does not establish browser-trusted SSL, which is why the connection continues to show Not Secure.
I suggest treating this feature as encryption only. For fully trusted HTTPS access, a reverse proxy with a valid domain and certificate (e.g. Let’s Encrypt or Cloudflare) is required.
Yeah… I was afraid of that… but may have to see what Cloudflare Personal gives me. I don’t want to pay $20 a month. Thanks!
I believe there may be some confusion around pricing.
Cloudflare Personal / Free is $0 and is more than enough for SSL via Cloudflare Tunnel or proxying. The only real cost is registering a domain, which is typically around $10 per year. For what you get, that’s a very small cost.
I suggest this approach. I use Cloudflare myself and genuinely love it, it’s reliable, clean, and works extremely well for securing ZimaOS and apps without ongoing monthly fees.
No confusion on my part. I knew what you meant. Maybe I wasn’t clear in my response. I am going to try Cloudflare Personal / Free and I was just saying I HOPE it does what I need so I don’t have to pay $20 a month for the upgraded version. Sorry if there was confusion in what I stated the first time.
I believe Cloudflare cannot be used without a domain name. Cloudflare’s services (including SSL and Tunnel) rely on a domain to issue and manage trusted certificates.