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# acme.sh

> Shell script implementing ACME client protocol, an alternative to `certbot`.
> See also `acme.sh dns`.
> More information: <https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh>.

- Issue a certificate using webroot mode:

`acme.sh --issue --domain {{example.com}} --webroot {{/path/to/webroot}}`

- Issue a certificate for multiple domains using standalone mode using port 80:

`acme.sh --issue --standalone --domain {{example.com}} --domain {{www.example.com}}`

- Issue a certificate using standalone TLS mode using port 443:

`acme.sh --issue --alpn --domain {{example.com}}`

- Issue a certificate using a working Nginx configuration:

`acme.sh --issue --nginx --domain {{example.com}}`

- Issue a certificate using a working Apache configuration:

`acme.sh --issue --apache --domain {{example.com}}`

- Issue a wildcard (\*) certificate using an automatic DNS API mode:

`acme.sh --issue --dns {{dns_cf}} --domain {{*.example.com}}`

- Install certificate files into the specified locations (useful for automatic certificate renewal):

`acme.sh --install-cert -d {{example.com}} --key-file {{/path/to/example.com.key}} --fullchain-file {{/path/to/example.com.cer}} --reloadcmd {{"systemctl force-reload nginx"}}`
