# Fix 301 redirect loop (Certbot duplicate 443 block)

## Cause

Certbot added a **second** HTTPS server block that only has:
- `location / { return 301 https://$host$request_uri; }`
- `listen 443 ssl` + SSL cert paths

That block is matched first for `https://testforapp.website/`, so every request gets 301 → same URL → loop. Your real HTTPS block (frontend, API, phpMyAdmin) is never used for `/`.

## Fix on VPS

1. **Open the site config**
   ```bash
   sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/testforapp.website
   ```

2. **Find and remove the Certbot-only HTTPS block**

   Look for a block that looks like this (it may be at the **top** of the file, before the `map` and your big HTTPS server):

   ```nginx
   server {
       server_name testforapp.website;

       location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
           root /var/www/certbot;
       }

       location / {
           return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
       }

       listen [::]:443 ssl ipv6only=on; # managed by Certbot
       listen 443 ssl; # managed by Certbot
       ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/testforapp.website/fullchain.pem; # managed by Certbot
       ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/testforapp.website/privkey.pem; # managed by Certbot
       include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf; # managed by Certbot
       ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem; # managed by Certbot
   }
   ```

   **Delete this entire `server { ... }` block** (from `server {` through the closing `}`).

3. **Ensure your main HTTPS block has SSL and listen**

   Find your main HTTPS server (the one with `# HTTPS server`, `root /opt/app/frontend/dist`, all the `location` blocks). It must have at the top of that block (right after `server {`):

   - `listen 443 ssl;` and `listen [::]:443 ssl;`
   - `ssl_certificate` and `ssl_certificate_key` (and optionally `include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf;` and `ssl_dhparam`)

   If those lines are missing, add them (copy from the block you deleted):

   ```nginx
   server {
       listen 443 ssl;
       listen [::]:443 ssl;
       server_name testforapp.website;
       ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/testforapp.website/fullchain.pem;
       ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/testforapp.website/privkey.pem;
       include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf;
       ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem;

       # ... rest of your config (root, locations, etc.)
   }
   ```

4. **Test and reload**
   ```bash
   sudo nginx -t && sudo systemctl reload nginx
   ```

5. **Verify**
   ```bash
   curl -I -k https://127.0.0.1/ -H "Host: testforapp.website"
   ```
   You should see `200 OK` (or `304`) and no `Location` header, and https://testforapp.website/ should load in the browser.
