"ambiguous option: --http=" error when running Certbot on macOS

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Hello everyone,

I'm trying to obtain an SSL certificate for my subdomain using Certbot on macOS Sequoia 15.1.1, but I'm encountering the following error when running the command `sudo certbot --nginx -c /opt/homebrew/etc/nginx/nginx.conf -d app.com:

certbot: error: ambiguous option: --http={ could match --http-01-port, --http-01-address, --https-port

I've tried several troubleshooting steps, but the error persists. Here's a summary of what I've done:

  • Checked Zsh configuration: I've reviewed my .zshrc and .zprofile files to ensure there are no configurations interfering with the certbot command.
  • Reinstalled Certbot: I've uninstalled and reinstalled Certbot multiple times using Homebrew, including using the --force option to ensure a clean reinstall.
  • Created a new user: I created a new user account on my system and tried running certbot from there, but the error persists.
  • Verified executable architecture: I've verified that the Python executable used by Certbot is built for the correct architecture (arm64) using the lipo -info and file commands.
  • Updated macOS: I've updated my operating system to the latest version (macOS Sequoia 15.1.1).
  • Tried debugging with lldb and dtruss: I've attempted to debug Certbot using lldb and dtruss, but haven't been able to identify the root cause.

Additional information:

  • Certbot version: 3.0.1
  • Certbot installation method: Homebrew
  • Shell: Zsh
  • Output of lipo -info /opt/homebrew/bin/certbot: fatal error: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/lipo: can't figure out the architecture type of: /opt/homebrew/bin/certbot
  • Output of file /opt/homebrew/bin/certbot: /opt/homebrew/bin/certbot: a /opt/homebrew/Cellar/certbot/3.0.1/libexec/bin/python script text executable, ASCII text
  • Output of file /opt/homebrew/bin/python3: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3: Mach-O 64-bit executable arm64

I would appreciate any help or suggestions to resolve this issue.

Thank you in advance.

Nico

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You are misunderstanding the use of "-c" ["--config"].
It is not used to define the configuration file location for nginx.
It is used to define an alternate configuration file location for certbot.
[which is thus baffled by seeing an nginx config]

See: User Guide — Certbot 3.1.0.dev0 documentation

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