New Server, can't get an Certificate

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My domain is: wifi.devonshiregroup.co.uk

I ran this command: certbot --apache --redirect -d WiFi.devonshiregroup.co.uk -m IT.Support@DevonshireGroup.co.uk --agree-tos

It produced this output: Certbot failed to authenticate some domains (authenticator: apache). The Certificate Authority reported these problems:

Hint: The Certificate Authority failed to verify the temporary Apache configuration changes made by Certbot. Ensure that the listed domains point to this Apache server and that it is accessible from the internet.

My web server is (include version): Apache/2.4.52 (Ubuntu)

The operating system my web server runs on is (include version): Ubuntu 22.04 x64

My hosting provider, if applicable, is: Vultr

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): 1.21.0

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This is the problem--the Let's Encrypt validation servers weren't able to connect to your domain (and neither am I). Port 80 needs to be open.

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Bingo! Thank you!!

So simple yet overlooked

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