my current setup is a Ubuntu server (18.04) and I've installed Nginx (1.14.2) and configured it as a reverse-proxy for my local Expressjs service (4.15.4) & future projects.
When using Nginx as a reverse-proxy for a set of services, should I install my ssl cert into Nginx or into my other web-services and what would the pros/cons be? Please use facts, not opinions.
My thinking is, If I install it into my Nginx service, then it'll secure everything, as long as I use a wild-card cert. But I'm not sure what the pro or con would be apart from convince of automatically securing all content with one setup with a slightly more expensive wildcard cert & the potential for a expired cert to ruin everything.
But I could be severely wrong about this assumption of mine. That's why I'm asking you. I tried to find something online about this subject, but everything I was finding pointed me in the direction of installing certs and I already know that haha. Thank you for reading!