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It might be a good idea to create a crontab entry like this: 14 5 * * * /usr/bin/certbot renew -quiet -post-hook '/usr/sbin/service nginx reload' > /dev/null 2>&1 If you like, you can test it by providing the -dry-run argument like this: $ certbot renew -dry-run

This will be done using the secret credentials you saved, so no interaction is needed. Now, if you run certbot renew, your certificate should be renewed if it is time to do so. This should fetch a new wildcard certificate for you for *. and store it in /etc/letsencrypt/live//fullchain.pem Automatic renewals Now, getting a new wildcard is as simple as running: $ sudo certbot certonly -dns-cloudflare -dns-cloudflare-credentials /root/.secrets/cloudflare.ini -d ,*. -preferred-challenges dns-01 Smooth, huh? Run Certbot with the CloudFlare Authenticator Now you should have Certbot installed in /usr/bin/certbot, and have the CloudFlare DNS Authenticator plugin installed and activated along with it. If you are running a different Linux distribution, use the Certbot installtion guide mentioned above.

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$ sudo apt-get install certbot python-certbot-nginx python3-certbot-dns-cloudflare $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:certbot/certbot $ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common

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Here are the instructions if you’re using Ubuntu: $ sudo apt-get update

If you follow the instructions on the EFF site, make sure you select the “wildcard” tab, to get the installation instructions for the DNS authenticator plugin as well.

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dns_cloudflare_email = ' 'ĭns_cloudflare_api_key = '4003c330b45f4fbcab420eaf66b49c5cbcab4' Install Certbot and the CloudFlare DNS authenticator pluginĮFF now has a very nice official guide on how to install both Certbot and plugins on the site Replace the email address with your account email address, and the API key with the one you viewed in the CloudFlare admin panel earlier. The content will look somewhat like this. The directory should only be accessible by root: $ sudo chmod 0700 /root/.secrets/Īnd the file too: $ sudo chmod 0400 /root/.secrets/cloudflare.ini I always store them in a file with a name that is logic to me, that these are secret credentials for CloudFlare, accessible by root only, namely: Now store your credentials on your server, in a file that is readable by root only. Protect this key even better than your passwords! The email address associated with the account and this API key is all that is needed. Now, this API key is even more powerful than a password, as anyone using it doesn’t have to use two factor authentication. If you follow best practices, you have secured your CloudFlare account with two factor verification. Now, when you get the key and you see the warning “Protect this key like a password!” this is an understatement. The Certbot plugin doesn’t support using the API token authentication method. To get your API key, login to your CloudFlare dashboard, go to your profile and at the bottom, click “View” next to “Global API key”.

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Since we’re going to use CloudFlare’s DNS to verify our domain for Let’s Encrypt, we (or rather Certbot) will need to use CloudFlare’s API to create some verification DNS records on the fly. Note: This article has been changed to not use pip to install Certbot, but instead use the now available OS packages. If you’re using CloudFlare to host your DNS, there is a plugin for the official Let’s Encrypt client Certbot you can use to easily acquire and renew wildcard certificates from Let’s Encrypt.

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