Hey, i’m using DO to host a unifi cloud managed server… when i run a certbot renew --dry-run, it shows that the cert not due for renewal, but simulating renewal for dry run, which it goes through the process and is successful… however if i goto the site it shows that the certificate has expired… any advice?
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Try to renew the certificate with certbot(remove the dry-run option), what does it say?
Additionally, what you can try is to delete your SSL certificate from your configuration. Go to your Apache/Nginx, open your website’s configuration file in the sites-enabled folder and remove the HTTPS part(443 port) then run certbot again. It should generate a new Let’s Encrypt certificate and add it to your WebSerivce configuration file.
Of course, don’t forget to backup the files you’ll be messing with prior to doing so.
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