Installing certbot on apache server doesn't work

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My domain is: newbiehost.ddns.net

I ran this command: certbot certonly

It produced this output: Something like "Done! Produced in 1ms. Domain: http://newbiehost.ddns.net

My web server is (include version): Apache (Idk version, sorry)

The operating system my web server runs on is (include version): Windows 10

My hosting provider, if applicable, is: -

I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don't know):Yes

I'm using a control panel to manage my site (no, or provide the name and version of the control panel): No

The version of my client is (e.g. output of certbot --version or certbot-auto --version if you're using Certbot): 1.11.0

My problem is in title too. I can't make https:// work on my website even with certbot. I can only acces my website by http://

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Hi @DavidSaguna

that's expected. You use certonly, that doesn't install the certificate. Use --reinstall - see User Guide — Certbot 2.7.0.dev0 documentation

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If I would use Ubuntu would I be able to directly install it with certbot?

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Ubuntu is an operating system.
Certificates are files that are not generally used directly by an operating system.

I think the question you're looking for is: "If I use Apache would I be able to ...?"
To which the answer is: YES.
certbot should work well with (a properly configured) Apache web server in one of two ways:

  • Using apache as the installer and authenticator:
    "-i apache -a apache" OR just "--apache"
  • Using apache as the installer and webroot as authenticator:
    "-i apache --webroot -w /your/doc/root/path"
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