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How to delete droplet that is using Lets Encrypt

As I proceed to delete the droplets website from the networking records, I cannot delete the droplet s I receive a sliding popup stating “DNS domain is currently in use by a Let’s Encrypt certificate, deleting this domain would prevent the Let’s Encrypt certificate renewal.”

Why can I not destroy the droplet?


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KFSys
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March 30, 2023

Hey @paolotrulli,

You cannot delete a domain if a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate is still associated with that domain.

To resolve this error, Check the - delete the SSL certificate associated with the domain you want to delete article and then retry deleting the domain.

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