# How to use Let's Encrypt cert with Mac OS X Server services (CardDAV etc)

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**Category:** Server\
**Created:** [January 22, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/how-to-use-lets-encrypt-cert-with-mac-os-x-server-services-carddav-etc/51124 "2018-01-22T20:15:16Z")\
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Mac OS X Server manages certificates in a unified manner between its various servers. So the procedure to add a certificate for the CardDAV server is the same as for the web server.

Here's a handy guide to automating certificate installation on Mac OS X Server.

> [@Complete guide to install SSL certificate on your OS X server hosted website](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/complete-guide-to-install-ssl-certificate-on-your-os-x-server-hosted-website/15005):
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Note that this guide requires using the Mac OS X Server web server in order to present the http-01 challenge file so Let's Encrypt can verify your ownership of the domain you request a certificate for. If you are unable or unwilling to use that, you would need to adjust the certbot commands in the guide to use standalone mode or DNS TXT authentication.

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