Certbot: error: unrecognized arguments: --deploy-hook

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Hello. Where is my mistake?

$ sudo certbot renew --deploy-hook ‘nginx -s reload’

usage:
  certbot [SUBCOMMAND] [options] [-d DOMAIN] [-d DOMAIN] ...

Certbot can obtain and install HTTPS/TLS/SSL certificates.  By default,
it will attempt to use a webserver both for obtaining and installing the
cert.
certbot: error: unrecognized arguments: --deploy-hook nginx -s reload

The same command with --post-hook works correctly:

$ sudo certbot renew --post-hook ‘nginx -s reload’

Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Processing /etc/letsencrypt/renewal/mysite.com.conf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cert not yet due for renewal

The following certs are not due for renewal yet:
  /etc/letsencrypt/live/mysite.com/fullchain.pem (skipped)
No renewals were attempted.
No hooks were run.
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What version of Certbot are you using?

sudo certbot --version

--deploy-hook is a newer feature than --post-hook.

Edit: By the way, can you post the /etc/letsencrypt/renewal/ file?

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Hi @MaximYaskov

there you use ' to mask the command. Same with --deploy-hook ?

sudo certbot renew --post-hook ‘nginx -s reload’

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Yes you are right. I am using certbot 0.10.2.
https://github.com/certbot/certbot/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#0170—2017-08-02

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The good news is you can use --renew-hook. As the changelog says, it’s almost the same. :slightly_smiling_face:

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