Certbot doesn't install plugins via brew

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My domain is:
symaldra.com

I ran this command:
brew install -cloudflare
(as per instruction)

It produced this output:
Error: ambiguous option: -cloudflare

My web server is (include version):
Apache HTTPD 2.4.62 (Unix)

The operating system my web server runs on is (include version):
MacOS Sonoma 14.6.1

My hosting provider, if applicable, is:
Not applicable

I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don't know):
I think so.

I'm using a control panel to manage my site (no, or provide the name and version of the control panel):
no

The version of my client is (e.g. output of certbot --version or certbot-auto --version if you're using Certbot):
2.11.0

As described in the form, I've tried installing the Cloudflare plugin as per what the instruction states if I enter MacOS + Apache. However It isn't working.

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Hi @TheOnePossum, and welcome to the LE community forum :slight_smile:

Please provide the instructions you followed.

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Hello @rg305
I've followed these instructions:

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Homebrew installations can not natively support any plugins due to incompatibilities in Homebrew and Certbot both work. There have been some workarounds shared here and on their github.

IMHO, homebrew should be removed as a compatible/supported platform in favor of pip installation. Many of the Certbot developers have said this in the past.

This 2022 post will lead to a few links that may help:

I think I posted a more recent answer on this in 2024.

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That's interesting to hear and I agree it shouldn't be in the manual then. Does Pip work on MacOS aswell ?

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