# Getting Error while renewing wildcard SSL certificate for domain (\*.performoo.com) **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [September 1, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/getting-error-while-renewing-wildcard-ssl-certificate-for-domain-performoo-com/183794 "2022-09-01T16:02:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![manmohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/manmohan/32/61571_2.png) [@manmohan](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/manmohan)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/getting-error-while-renewing-wildcard-ssl-certificate-for-domain-performoo-com/183794/1 "2022-09-01T16:02:06Z")
Hi Guys, I am getting below error while renewing the wildcard SSL certificate: ########################################################################## Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log * * * Processing /etc/letsencrypt/renewal/performoo.com.conf * * * Cert is due for renewal, auto-renewing... Could not choose appropriate plugin: The manual plugin is not working; there may be problems with your existing configuration. The error was: PluginError('An authentication script must be provided with --manual-auth-hook when using the manual plugin non-interactively.',) Failed to renew certificate [performoo.com](http://performoo.com) with error: The manual plugin is not working; there may be problems with your existing configuration. The error was: PluginError('An authentication script must be provided with --manual-auth-hook when using the manual plugin non-interactively.',) * * * All renewals failed. The following certificates could not be renewed: /etc/letsencrypt/live/performoo.com/fullchain.pem (failure) * * * 1 renew failure(s), 0 parse failure(s) #################################################################### I have generated the certificate using below command: sudo certbot certonly --manual Please help Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Bruce5051](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/bruce5051/32/76576_2.png) [@Bruce5051](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Bruce5051)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/getting-error-while-renewing-wildcard-ssl-certificate-for-domain-performoo-com/183794/2 "2022-09-01T16:16:53Z")
Here are some links to wildcard certificates with Let's Encrypt > [@ACME v2 Production Environment & Wildcards](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/acme-v2-production-environment-wildcards/55578): > > T… > **[FAQ](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/faq/#does-let-s-encrypt-issue-wildcard-certificates)** > > This FAQ is divided into the following sections: > General Questions Technical Questions General Questions What services does Let’s Encrypt offer? Let’s Encrypt is a global Certificate Authority (CA). We let people and organizations around the world... > **[Challenge Types](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/challenge-types/#dns-01-challenge)** > > When you get a certificate from Let’s Encrypt, our servers validate that you control the domain names in that certificate using “challenges,” as defined by the ACME standard. Most of the time, this validation is handled automatically by your ACME... > **[How To Create Let's Encrypt Wildcard Certificates with Certbot | DigitalOcean](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-let-s-encrypt-wildcard-certificates-with-certbot)** > > In this tutorial you will create a Let’s Encrypt wildcard certificate. Wildcard certificates are SSL certificates that can secure any number of subdomains wi… ---
**Author:** ![Osiris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/839c29/32.png) [@Osiris](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Osiris)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/getting-error-while-renewing-wildcard-ssl-certificate-for-domain-performoo-com/183794/3 "2022-09-01T17:07:01Z")
> [@manmohan](#): > > I have generated the certificate using below command: > sudo certbot certonly --manual Please read [User Guide — Certbot 2.6.0 documentation](https://eff-certbot.readthedocs.io/en/stable/using.html#manual), especially the part about renewing. ---
**Author:** ![manmohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/manmohan/32/61571_2.png) [@manmohan](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/manmohan)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 4:11am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/getting-error-while-renewing-wildcard-ssl-certificate-for-domain-performoo-com/183794/4 "2022-09-02T04:11:41Z")
Do I need to make TXT record entry everytime when I am renewing the wildcard SSL certificate? Is there any other option? ---
**Author:** ![Osiris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/839c29/32.png) [@Osiris](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Osiris)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/getting-error-while-renewing-wildcard-ssl-certificate-for-domain-performoo-com/183794/5 "2022-09-02T06:05:38Z")
> [@manmohan](#): > > Do I need to make TXT record entry everytime when I am renewing the wildcard SSL certificate? Yes. Validations are only valid for 30 days and it's recommended to renew after 60 days of the certs lifetime. So you'd need to validate the domain again, necessitating a new TXT record. > [@manmohan](#): > > Is there any other option? Usually, one wants to automate the challenges. For the `http-01` challenge this is usually very simple, but wildcards require the `dns-01` challenge and thus TXT records using DNS. It depends on your DNS provider if it has an easily accessible API if it's automatable or not. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/getting-error-while-renewing-wildcard-ssl-certificate-for-domain-performoo-com/183794/6 "2022-10-02T06:05:51Z")
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