Question
How do I transfer a Let's Encrypt certificate from one droplet to another?
I’ve followed this guide to install a Let’s Encrypt certificate on the first droplet: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-secure-nginx-with-let-s-encrypt-on-ubuntu-16-04
I’d like to destroy that droplet and instead move the certificate to a new droplet elsewhere. Do I run certbot again on the new droplet? Or do I just copy over the certificate files? If the latter, then how do I configure auto-renewal?
Thanks!
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Yes, the simple option is to install and run Certbot on the new droplet and issue new certificates, just like you did the first time on the old droplet.
Be mindful of the Let’s Encrypt rate limits, but issuing a couple duplicate certificates is far from being a problem.
https://letsencrypt.org/docs/rate-limits/
Seems easier than I thought it would be. Thank you!
Here are some steps to migrate your letsencrypt certs: