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    *Valid as of September 2020*

    *note: if you have shell access and want to automatically renew, [follow the steps on this page instead](https://forum.webseodesigners.com/web-design-seo-and-hosting-f16/howto-automatic-free-letsencrypt-ssl-certificates--t3787.html)*

    Much of the current documentation on this from [LetsEncryt](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/godaddy/)
    and [Godaddy](https://ca.godaddy.com/help/install-a-lets-encrypt-certificate-on-your-linux-hosting-account-28023)
    suggests that this is a very hard thing to do - but I'm okay with spending 10 minutes every 2-3 months for a
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    # GoDaddy + LetsEncrypt Certificate Installation

    **Valid as of September 2020**
    *Valid as of September 2020*

    Much of the current documentation on this from [LetsEncryt](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/godaddy/)
    and [Godaddy](https://ca.godaddy.com/help/install-a-lets-encrypt-certificate-on-your-linux-hosting-account-28023)
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    # GoDaddy + LetsEncrypt Certificate Installation

    ** Valid as of September 2020 **
    **Valid as of September 2020**

    Much of the current documentation on this from [LetsEncryt](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/godaddy/)
    and [Godaddy](https://ca.godaddy.com/help/install-a-lets-encrypt-certificate-on-your-linux-hosting-account-28023)
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    ** Valid as of September 2020 **

    Much of the current documentation on this form LetsEncryt
    <https://letsencrypt.org/docs/godaddy/>
    and Godaddy <https://ca.godaddy.com/help/install-a-lets-encrypt-certificate-on-your-linux-hosting-account-28023>
    Much of the current documentation on this from [LetsEncryt](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/godaddy/)
    and [Godaddy](https://ca.godaddy.com/help/install-a-lets-encrypt-certificate-on-your-linux-hosting-account-28023)
    suggests that this is a very hard thing to do - but I'm okay with spending 10 minutes every 2-3 months for a
    free, quality SSL certificate. If you are too, here's how I do it.

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    # GoDaddy + LetsEncrypt Certificate Installation

    ** Valid as of September 2020 **

    Much of the current documentation on this form LetsEncryt
    <https://letsencrypt.org/docs/godaddy/>
    and Godaddy <https://ca.godaddy.com/help/install-a-lets-encrypt-certificate-on-your-linux-hosting-account-28023>
    suggests that this is a very hard thing to do - but I'm okay with spending 10 minutes every 2-3 months for a
    free, quality SSL certificate. If you are too, here's how I do it.

    ### Run the certbot command

    Here's my certbot command (replace `mydomain.com` and `*.mydomain.com` with your own):

    certbot certonly --manual -d mydomain.com -d *.mydomain.com --preferred-challenges dns-01 --server https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory

    ### Add TXT Records

    From the GoDaddy Admin site, navigate to your site's DNS management screen:

    - Domain Manager (or `Domains`)
    - mysite.com > \[...\] > Manage DNS
    - Add

    `Host` will be `_acme-challenge` (ie: the text record name WITHOUT the domain name part) and `TXT Value` will be
    whatever your certbot command prompted. This will have to be done twice if you're using a wildcard like me, since
    that counts as two domains. `TTL` can be very short since it's only a one-time thing.

    ### Add Certificate

    Within Godaddy site, navigatate to CPanel SSL/TLS screen:

    - My Hosting (alias `Hosting & Wordpress`, ...and others)
    - \[Site Name\] > \[...\] > Settings
    - File Manager
    - CPanel Home
    - SSL/TLS
    - Click `Manage SSL sites.`

    `Certificate: (CRT)` will be the first section of `fullchain.pem` that certbot generated, including the `BEGIN` and
    `END` lines.

    `Private Key (KEY)` will be the entire file named `privkey.pem` that certbot generated.

    `Certificate Authority Bundle: (CABUNDLE)` will be the second section of `fullchain.pem` that certbot generated,
    including the `BEGIN` and `END` lines.

    Click `Install Certificate` and you're done!