Error with apache macros

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Recently I updated my apache configuration with a new version using Apache macros. Since I updated the configuration Letsencrypt fails to renew the certificate.

My apache version is:

2.4.7-1ubuntu4.18

The command used to renew is:

certbot-auto --dry-run --apache certonly --non-interactive -d my-domain-name-here.com -d www.my-domain-name-here.com

then I get this warning below and finally the challenge fails.

Encountered vhost ambiguity when trying to find a vhost for my-domain-name-here.com but was unable
to ask for user guidance in non-interactive mode. Certbot may need vhosts to be explicitly
labelled with ServerName or ServerAlias directives.                                   
Falling back to default vhost *:443...

My conf file looks like this:

<Macro Domains1>
    ServerName my-domain-name-here.com
    ServerAlias www.my-domain-name-here.com
</Macro>

<Macro WebDir1>
    AllowOverride All
    Options +Includes
</Macro>

Use SimpleHost 1.2.3.4 my-domain-name-here.com mydomainname Domains1 WebDir1

SimpleHost is a macro which uses the other macros with details about aliases and options. Once the macros have been expanded the result would be like a regular VirtualHost. My Apache configuration is valid but Letsencrypt cannot understand it :confused: .

Is there some way to tell LetsEncrypt about the domain IP and other information it could need? for example as comments in the apache conf or something similar? Thanks

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Just use the option --webroot and the parameter -w (–webroot-path) to tell certbot where to place the challenge files:

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Thanks @bytecamp. It worked :sweat_smile:

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