# Let's Encrypt from scratch: A guide on how to create your own LE client

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/lets-encrypt-from-scratch-a-guide-on-how-to-create-your-own-le-client/13492>\
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**Created:** [March 30, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/lets-encrypt-from-scratch-a-guide-on-how-to-create-your-own-le-client/13492 "2016-03-30T19:27:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![rugk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/rugk/32/19612_2.png) [@rugk](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/rugk)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/lets-encrypt-from-scratch-a-guide-on-how-to-create-your-own-le-client/13492/1 "2016-03-30T19:27:33Z")

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Here is a nice guide by @alexpeattie, which describes how to create your own LE client:

[A step-by-step guide to building a LE/ACME client in \<150 lines of code](https://github.com/alexpeattie/letsencrypt-fromscratch)

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**Author:** ![kelunik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/kelunik/32/359_2.png) [@kelunik](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/kelunik)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/lets-encrypt-from-scratch-a-guide-on-how-to-create-your-own-le-client/13492/2 "2016-03-30T20:44:50Z")

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Note the issue: [https://github.com/alexpeattie/letsencrypt-fromscratch/issues/1](https://github.com/alexpeattie/letsencrypt-fromscratch/issues/1)

Currently, all URIs are hardcoded.