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Yes an IP exists but it is a private IP. Let's encrypt must validate your domain using the public Internet Test result for spreatty.site: Fatal 1 unique issue(s) detected (ReservedAddress)

You could use the DNS-01 challenge of the Challenge Types - Let's Encrypt and not need to have and IP Address. [image] DNS providers who easily integrate with Let's Encrypt DNS validation Issuance Tech I…

[image] Bruce5051: You could use the DNS-01 challenge of the Challenge Types - Let's Encrypt Yes, if they plan to keep their site privately accessed. But they will need a public IP in their DNS to access from the public internet. If they are only going to use this privately they could consi…

I total agree @MikeMcQ , I was just trying to find a way for them to get a Let's Encrypt issued TLS Certificate.

[image] MikeMcQ: But they will need a public IP in their DNS to access from the public internet. OR... A VPN could overcome that routeable IP deficiency. [just saying - I know that no VPN has been mentioned] OR... A private DNS could be used to provide the Internet IP.

Actually I'd prefer to use DNS-01 method. However, I don't see how can I run certbot for a non-wildcard domain in DNS-01 mode. Still, Mike has a point here: wrong IP is set on A record. I will need to fix that anyway, and then I'll try HTTP-01 again if port 80 is open

[image] spreatty: I don't see how can I run certbot for a non-wildcard domain in DNS-01 mode. You'd run it in exactly the same way as you'd run it for a wildcard domain--just leave out the wildcard part. So, -d spreatty.site.

Presently I am finding a valid DNS A Record, however the IPv4 Address: 172.16.15.190 is part of the Private network - Wikipedia for IPv4 Address space. $ nslookup -q=a spreatty.site ns19.inhostedns.com. Server: ns19.inhostedns.com. Address: 185.104.44.24#53 Name: spreatty.site Add…

[image] spreatty: However, I don't see how can I run certbot for a non-wildcard domain in DNS-01 mode. See the --preferred-challenges option in the Certbot documentation.

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Bruce5051 May 17, 2023, 3:23pm 3

You could use the DNS-01 challenge of the Challenge Types - Let's Encrypt and not need to have and IP Address.

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