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## Configure Lets Encrypt auto renewal for certificates.md

      
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Introduction

Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority (CA), run for the public’s benefit. So far it works well and makes it easy to obtain a free certificate. Now the created certificates will expire withing 90 days. This post will show you how you can auto renew these certificates before they expire.

Requirements


Ubuntu server
Python
Nginx
Nginx minimal website
Nginx SSL website
Install Let’s Encrypt and create a free SSL certificate

Installation

Create a new bash script and it to the monthly cron folder for sheduling.
cd /etc/cron.monthly/
sudo vi letsencrypt-renew
sudo chmod +x letsencrypt-renew

Add the following code to the letsencrypt-renewscript.
cd /usr/local/src/letsencrypt
sudo service nginx stop
sudo -H ./letsencrypt-auto renew
sudo service nginx start

Now run the script and check if it succeeds.
sudo ./letsencrypt-renew

Source

Official Let's Encrypt client documentation - Renewal