@riking @btakita - [nuked previous / useless edits]
Okay - so it looks like running manual does in fact give me this interactive prompt. I should be able to do the deploy and force my webserver to return a string, for that path, to pass the challenge.
The webroot method as outlined here ( Using the webroot domain verification method ) doesn’t have an interactive component though. Doesn’t seem to be a way to pause the thing until I can do the deploy.
Edit 3: Okay, so I think I can get it working fine with -manual! Wheee! Now, still have that remaining question about working with -webroot which ya’ll mentioned allows for autorenewal and is easier to manage…