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location ^~ /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
    # No HTTP authentication
    allow all;

    # Set correct content type. According to this:
    # https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/using-the-webroot-domain-verification-method/1445/29
    # Current specification requires "text/plain" or no content header at all.
    # It seems that "text/plain" is a safe option.
    default_type "text/plain";
}
location = /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
    return 404;
}

# Redirect the rest of HTTP traffic to HTTPS:
location / {
    return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
    access_log off;
}