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_acme-challenge record keeps disappearing.

Posted June 16, 2020 1.3k views
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Added record for Let’s Encrypt authentication.

_acme-challenge txt ————————-

However, when I tried to renew, the record disappeared.
I’m not sure, but it seems to disappear after a month or two after adding.
At first I thought I deleted it by mistake, but it is already the second.
What’s the problem?

Thank you in advance.

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KFSys June 16, 2020

Hi @siche,

It’s not supposed to stay there after you’ve been authenticated. I’ll recommend using certbot to issue and renew your Let’s Encrypt without having to manually add files in your acme-challenge folder.

If you are not sure how to do that, I’ll recommend checking out this article:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-apache-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-18-04

In this tutorial, you will use Certbot to obtain a free SSL certificate for Apache on Ubuntu 18.04 and set up your certificate to renew automatically.

How To Secure Apache with Let's Encrypt on Ubuntu 18.04
by Kathleen Juell
by Erika Heidi
Let's Encrypt is a Certificate Authority (CA) that provides an easy way to obtain and install free TLS/SSL certificates, thereby enabling encrypted HTTPS on web servers. In this tutorial, you will use Certbot to obtain a free SSL certificate for Apache on Ubuntu 18.04 and set up your certificate to renew automatically.
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