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→‎Renewal of the certificates: Added placeholder for letsencrypt.sh renewal
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As part of the security of Letsencrypt the certificates must be renewed every 3 months.
 
As part of the security of Letsencrypt the certificates must be renewed every 3 months.
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=== Using the official client ===
 
The following script will automatically renew your certificate.  Save it in a convenient place, for example, /opt/letsencrypt-renew.sh, and make sure to make it executable (chmod +x).
 
The following script will automatically renew your certificate.  Save it in a convenient place, for example, /opt/letsencrypt-renew.sh, and make sure to make it executable (chmod +x).
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The time and day of the month can be chosen at your discretion--I've deliberately chosen a time that isn't at the top or bottom of the hour, or on the first of the month, in the hope of reducing load on letsencrypt's servers.  Since the certificates are good for 90 days, this will renew your certificate in plenty of time.
 
The time and day of the month can be chosen at your discretion--I've deliberately chosen a time that isn't at the top or bottom of the hour, or on the first of the month, in the hope of reducing load on letsencrypt's servers.  Since the certificates are good for 90 days, this will renew your certificate in plenty of time.
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=== Using Letsencrypt.sh ===
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== Backup ==
 
== Backup ==
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