anandology/certbot repository overview

This docker image makes it easier to setup and renew HTTPS certificates using certbot.

⁠How to generate certificates

To generate certificates, stop your web server and run the following:

$ docker run --rm -it --volume /etc/letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt -p 443:443 anandology/certbot certbot certonly -n --standalone --agree-tos -m {{your_email}} -d {{domain1}} -d {{domain2}}

⁠How to renew certificates

The certbot certificates are valid only for 30 days and they have to be renewed periodically.

Run the following to renew the certificates:

$ docker run --rm -it --volume /etc/letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt anandology/certbot  certbot renew

You may want to run the above periodically in a crontab. Here is the same crontab entry:

48 21 * * * docker run --rm -it --volume /etc/letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt anandology/certbot  certbot renew

⁠References

• https://certbot.eff.org/⁠