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Fixes #10598. ## Pull Request Checklist - [x] The Certbot team has recently expressed interest in reviewing a PR for this. If not, this PR may be closed due our limited resources and need to prioritize how we spend them. - [x] If you used AI to create this PR, you have done a self-review of all AI-generated code and disclosed that your contribution was AI-generated per [EFF's AI-generated contribution policy](https://www.eff.org/about/opportunities/volunteer/coding-with-eff). You assert you have thoroughly understood, reviewed, and tested your entire submission. - [x] If the change being made is to a [distributed component](https://certbot.eff.org/docs/contributing.html#code-components-and-layout), add a description of your change to the `newsfragments` directory. This should be a file called `<title>.<type>`, where `<title>` is either a GitHub issue number or some other unique name starting with `+`, and `<type>` is either `changed`, `fixed`, or `added`. * For example, if you fixed a bug for issue number 42, create a file called `42.fixed` and put a description of your change in that file. - [x] Add or update any documentation as needed to support the changes in this PR. - [x] Include your name in `AUTHORS.md` if you like.
.. This file contains a series of comments that are used to include sections of this README in other files. Do not modify these comments unless you know what you are doing. tag:intro-begin |build-status| .. |build-status| image:: https://img.shields.io/azure-devops/build/certbot/ba534f81-a483-4b9b-9b4e-a60bec8fee72/5/main :target: https://dev.azure.com/certbot/certbot/_build?definitionId=5 :alt: Azure Pipelines CI status .. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EFForg/design/master/logos/certbot/eff-certbot-lockup.png :width: 200 :alt: EFF Certbot Logo Certbot is part of EFF’s effort to encrypt the entire Internet. Secure communication over the Web relies on HTTPS, which requires the use of a digital certificate that lets browsers verify the identity of web servers (e.g., is that really google.com?). Web servers obtain their certificates from trusted third parties called certificate authorities (CAs). Certbot is an easy-to-use client that fetches a certificate from Let’s Encrypt—an open certificate authority launched by the EFF, Mozilla, and others—and deploys it to a web server. Anyone who has gone through the trouble of setting up a secure website knows what a hassle getting and maintaining a certificate is. Certbot and Let’s Encrypt can automate away the pain and let you turn on and manage HTTPS with simple commands. Using Certbot and Let's Encrypt is free. .. _installation: Getting Started --------------- The best way to get started is to use our `interactive guide <https://certbot.eff.org>`_. It generates instructions based on your configuration settings. In most cases, you’ll need `root or administrator access <https://certbot.eff.org/faq/#does-certbot-require-root-administrator-privileges>`_ to your web server to run Certbot. Certbot is meant to be run directly on your web server on the command line, not on your personal computer. If you’re using a hosted service and don’t have direct access to your web server, you might not be able to use Certbot. Check with your hosting provider for documentation about uploading certificates or using certificates issued by Let’s Encrypt. Contributing ------------ If you'd like to contribute to this project please read `Developer Guide <https://certbot.eff.org/docs/contributing.html>`_. This project is governed by `EFF's Public Projects Code of Conduct <https://www.eff.org/pages/eppcode>`_. Links ===== .. Do not modify this comment unless you know what you're doing. tag:links-begin Documentation: https://certbot.eff.org/docs Software project: https://github.com/certbot/certbot Changelog: https://github.com/certbot/certbot/blob/main/certbot/CHANGELOG.md For Contributors: https://certbot.eff.org/docs/contributing.html For Users: https://certbot.eff.org/docs/using.html Main Website: https://certbot.eff.org Let's Encrypt Website: https://letsencrypt.org Community: https://community.letsencrypt.org ACME spec: `RFC 8555 <https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8555>`_ ACME working area in github (archived): https://github.com/ietf-wg-acme/acme .. Do not modify this comment unless you know what you're doing. tag:links-end .. Do not modify this comment unless you know what you're doing. tag:intro-end .. Do not modify this comment unless you know what you're doing. tag:features-begin Current Features ===================== * Supports multiple web servers: - Apache 2.4+ - nginx/0.8.48+ - webroot (adds files to webroot directories in order to prove control of domains and obtain certificates) - standalone (runs its own simple webserver to prove you control a domain) - other server software via `third party plugins <https://certbot.eff.org/docs/using.html#third-party-plugins>`_ * The private key is generated locally on your system. * Can talk to the Let's Encrypt CA or optionally to other ACME compliant services. * Can get domain-validated (DV) certificates. * Can revoke certificates. * Supports ECDSA (default) and RSA certificate private keys. * Can optionally install a http -> https redirect, so your site effectively runs https only. * Fully automated. * Configuration changes are logged and can be reverted. .. Do not modify this comment unless you know what you're doing. tag:features-end Thanks ------ We appreciate the donation of credits to help us test and develop Certbot from: .. image:: https://opensource.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/attribution/assets/SVG/DO_Logo_horizontal_blue.svg :width: 201 :alt: DigitalOcean Logo :target: https://www.digitalocean.com/