I am attempting to use a DNS challenge. My domain registrar that I need to create _acme-challenge text record and place a token into it. I showed him that I had a certificate and a key and not a token. He told me that the token is much shorter in length than the certificate or key. How do I gen…

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I do not see anything about the _acme-challenge or the token I am trying to use a DNS challenge on Traefik.

It's a DNS-01 challenge as presented in the Challenge Types article I linked above. The token is generated by the Let's Encrypt server, which is then obtained by your chosen ACME client (often builtin to your service or product) then either automatically written to your DNS (if you have configured t…

Traefik Let's Encrypt Documentation - Traefik Learn how to configure Traefik Proxy to use an ACME provider like Let's Encrypt for automatic certificate generation. Read the technical documentation.

The generated acme.json file showd key and certificate but not token. I have been told I need the token in the _acme-challenge txt record. Is this wrong information?

It's correct. Please see the Træfik-specific documentation that I just posted above. It has detailed information for you.

I made an exact copy of the code provided by Traefik and it does not work. version: "3.3" services: traefik: image: "traefik:v2.10" container_name: "traefik" command: - "--log.level=DEBUG" - "--api.insecure=true" - "--providers.docker=true" - "--providers.doc…

I don't see a certificateResolver defined (not just referenced) anywhere in your code. Please fully read the Configuration Examples (directly linked-to below) and related documentation. You really don't want to be manually configuring a DNS-01 TXT record if such can be automated. Manual configuratio…

I am just trying to learn and yes in the long run I do not want a manual cert update. I just need to walk before I run. I have read that information many times and ended up with the exact code they have to avoid any confusion. So you are saying I need a certificate resolver definition? Why was t…

[image] griffin: You really don't want to be manually configuring a DNS-01 TXT record if such can be automated. And here are DNS providers who easily integrate with Let's Encrypt DNS validation

How do I get a Token for DNS challenge?

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And here are DNS providers who easily integrate with Let's Encrypt DNS validation

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How do I get a Token for DNS challenge?

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