# "Please add a virtual host for port 80."

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 25, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818 "2018-10-25T22:00:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![tjluoma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/tjluoma/32/27075_2.png) [@tjluoma](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/tjluoma)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/1 "2018-10-25T22:00:37Z")

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Hello!

I am trying to setup my first Let’s Encrypt certificate on my server [http://mini.luo.ma](http://mini.luo.ma) which is running Mac OS.

I ran `sudo certbot --apache` and everything seemed to be going OK until here:

```auto
No names were found in your configuration files. Please enter in your domain
name(s) (comma and/or space separated) (Enter 'c' to cancel): mini.luo.ma
Obtaining a new certificate
Performing the following challenges:
http-01 challenge for mini.luo.ma
Cleaning up challenges
Unable to find a virtual host listening on port 80 which is currently needed for 
Certbot to prove to the CA that you control your domain. 
Please add a virtual host for port 80.

```

You can connect to [http://mini.luo.ma](http://mini.luo.ma) which is running on port 80, so I’m not sure what the issue is.

Any help would be appreciated. I tried searching the forums but didn’t see anything directly related. Apologies if I missed something obvious.

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**Author:** ![jared.m](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/jared.m/32/17871_2.png) [@jared.m](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/jared.m)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/2 "2018-10-25T22:02:24Z")

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I’ve moved this to the “Help” topic instead.

Could you please post your Apache configs? I suspect you have a very basic setup without a virtual host configured.

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**Author:** ![JuergenAuer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/juergenauer/32/26491_2.png) [@JuergenAuer](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/JuergenAuer)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/3 "2018-10-25T22:03:00Z")

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Hi @tjluoma

> [@tjluoma](#):
>
> Unable to find a virtual host listening on port 80 which is currently needed for Certbot to prove to the CA that you control your domain.

check

[https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/examples.html](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/vhosts/examples.html)

Check your configuration file and add something like

```nohighlight
# Ensure that Apache listens on port 80
Listen 80
<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/www/example1"
    ServerName www.example.com

    # Other directives here
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/www/example2"
    ServerName www.example.org

    # Other directives here
</VirtualHost>

```

So Certbot is able to create a SSL-vHost.

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**Author:** ![tjluoma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/tjluoma/32/27075_2.png) [@tjluoma](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/tjluoma)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/4 "2018-10-25T22:03:41Z")

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I’d be glad to – I suspect you are correct, although I have several domains all running on that same machine.

Can you be more specific what you would like me to post? I’m afraid I don’t know much about Apache’s files, as I’ve configured everything though Apple’s “Server.app”

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![tjluoma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/tjluoma/32/27075_2.png) [@tjluoma](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/tjluoma)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/5 "2018-10-25T22:40:18Z")

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Thanks for the tip!

I remember being told not to edit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf directly. Is that true for this too?

At the end of that file is an `include` directive:

`Include /etc/apache2/other/*.conf`

so I created a new file at `/etc/apache2/virtual.conf`

```auto
Listen 80
<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/Users/luomat/Sites/mini.luo.ma"
    ServerName mini.luo.ma

    # Other directives here
</VirtualHost>

```

and restarted the web services via the Server.app (because that was the easiest way I knew how).

But that obviously wasn’t enough because I tried `sudo certbot --apache` again and got the same result:

```auto
Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
Plugins selected: Authenticator apache, Installer apache
No names were found in your configuration files. Please enter in your domain
name(s) (comma and/or space separated) (Enter 'c' to cancel): mini.luo.ma
Obtaining a new certificate
Performing the following challenges:
http-01 challenge for mini.luo.ma
Cleaning up challenges
Unable to find a virtual host listening on port 80 which is currently 
needed for Certbot to prove to the CA that you control your domain. 
Please add a virtual host for port 80.

```

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**Author:** ![JuergenAuer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/juergenauer/32/26491_2.png) [@JuergenAuer](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/JuergenAuer)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/6 "2018-10-25T22:59:00Z")

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> [@tjluoma](#):
>
> /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log

Please share your log.

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**Author:** ![tjluoma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/tjluoma/32/27075_2.png) [@tjluoma](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/tjluoma)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/7 "2018-10-25T23:05:55Z")

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Sorry, it turns out that I had put the file at `/etc/apache2/virtual.conf` instead of at `/etc/apache2/other/virtual.conf` so it wasn’t being included.

I moved it to the right place, restarted apache again, and then tried

`sudo certbot --apache`

and now get this:

```auto
Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /private/etc/apache2/other/virtual.conf:
Cannot define multiple Listeners on the same IP:port

The apache plugin is not working; there may be problems with your existing configuration.
The error was: MisconfigurationError('Error while running apachectl configtest.\n\nAH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /private/etc/apache2/other/virtual.conf:\nCannot define multiple Listeners on the same IP:port\n')

```

The main `httpd.conf` has this section:

```auto
<IfDefine SERVER_APP_HAS_DEFAULT_PORTS>
    Listen 8080
</IfDefine>
<IfDefine !SERVER_APP_HAS_DEFAULT_PORTS>
    Listen 80
</IfDefine>

```

Could that be what is causing the conflict?

I can’t upload my log as a new user, so I have to include it in the post:

```auto
2018-10-25 18:59:00,844:DEBUG:certbot.main:certbot version: 0.27.1
2018-10-25 18:59:00,846:DEBUG:certbot.main:Arguments: ['--apache']
2018-10-25 18:59:00,846:DEBUG:certbot.main:Discovered plugins: PluginsRegistry(PluginEntryPoint#apache,PluginEntryPoint#manual,PluginEntryPoint#nginx,PluginEntryPoint#null,PluginEntryPoint#standalone,PluginEntryPoint#webroot)
2018-10-25 18:59:00,905:DEBUG:certbot.log:Root logging level set at 20
2018-10-25 18:59:00,906:INFO:certbot.log:Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
2018-10-25 18:59:00,908:DEBUG:certbot.plugins.selection:Requested authenticator apache and installer apache
2018-10-25 18:59:01,128:ERROR:certbot.util:Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /private/etc/apache2/other/virtual.conf:
Cannot define multiple Listeners on the same IP:port

2018-10-25 18:59:01,129:DEBUG:certbot.plugins.disco:Misconfigured PluginEntryPoint#apache: Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /private/etc/apache2/other/virtual.conf:
Cannot define multiple Listeners on the same IP:port
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_apache/configurator.py", line 2211, in config_test
    util.run_script(self.option("conftest_cmd"))
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/util.py", line 86, in run_script
    raise errors.SubprocessError(msg)
certbot.errors.SubprocessError: Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /private/etc/apache2/other/virtual.conf:
Cannot define multiple Listeners on the same IP:port

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/plugins/disco.py", line 132, in prepare
    self._initialized.prepare()
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_apache/configurator.py", line 235, in prepare
    self.config_test()
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_apache/configurator.py", line 2213, in config_test
    raise errors.MisconfigurationError(str(err))
certbot.errors.MisconfigurationError: Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /private/etc/apache2/other/virtual.conf:
Cannot define multiple Listeners on the same IP:port

2018-10-25 18:59:01,132:DEBUG:certbot.plugins.selection:Single candidate plugin: * apache
Description: Apache Web Server plugin - Beta
Interfaces: IAuthenticator, IInstaller, IPlugin
Entry point: apache = certbot_apache.entrypoint:ENTRYPOINT
Initialized: <certbot_apache.override_darwin.DarwinConfigurator object at 0x111268a20>
Prep: Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /private/etc/apache2/other/virtual.conf:
Cannot define multiple Listeners on the same IP:port

2018-10-25 18:59:01,133:DEBUG:certbot.plugins.selection:Selected authenticator None and installer None

```

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**Author:** ![JuergenAuer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/juergenauer/32/26491_2.png) [@JuergenAuer](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/JuergenAuer)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/8 "2018-10-25T23:07:48Z")

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> [@tjluoma](#):
>
> Listen 80

You can only have one Listen 80, so use that in your main file and remove this in your special file.

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**Author:** ![tjluoma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/tjluoma/32/27075_2.png) [@tjluoma](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/tjluoma)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/9 "2018-10-25T23:15:08Z")

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Ok! Now we’re getting… closer? I hope.

I re-ran `sudo certbot --apache` and got further this time:

```auto
Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
Plugins selected: Authenticator apache, Installer apache

Which names would you like to activate HTTPS for?
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1: mini.luo.ma
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Select the appropriate numbers separated by commas and/or spaces, or leave input
blank to select all options shown (Enter 'c' to cancel): 1
Obtaining a new certificate
Performing the following challenges:
http-01 challenge for mini.luo.ma
Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/apache2/other/le_http_01_challenge_pre.conf:
Invalid command 'RewriteEngine', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

Cleaning up challenges
Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/apache2/other/le_http_01_challenge_pre.conf:
Invalid command 'RewriteEngine', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

```

_sigh_

Here’s the log again:

% sudo cat /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log

```auto
2018-10-25 19:10:41,776:DEBUG:certbot.main:certbot version: 0.27.1
2018-10-25 19:10:41,777:DEBUG:certbot.main:Arguments: ['--apache']
2018-10-25 19:10:41,778:DEBUG:certbot.main:Discovered plugins: PluginsRegistry(PluginEntryPoint#apache,PluginEntryPoint#manual,PluginEntryPoint#nginx,PluginEntryPoint#null,PluginEntryPoint#standalone,PluginEntryPoint#webroot)
2018-10-25 19:10:41,852:DEBUG:certbot.log:Root logging level set at 20
2018-10-25 19:10:41,853:INFO:certbot.log:Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
2018-10-25 19:10:41,855:DEBUG:certbot.plugins.selection:Requested authenticator apache and installer apache
2018-10-25 19:10:42,267:DEBUG:certbot_apache.configurator:Apache version is 2.4.33
2018-10-25 19:10:42,742:DEBUG:certbot.plugins.selection:Single candidate plugin: * apache
Description: Apache Web Server plugin - Beta
Interfaces: IAuthenticator, IInstaller, IPlugin
Entry point: apache = certbot_apache.entrypoint:ENTRYPOINT
Initialized: <certbot_apache.override_darwin.DarwinConfigurator object at 0x10c236f28>
Prep: True
2018-10-25 19:10:42,744:DEBUG:certbot.plugins.selection:Selected authenticator <certbot_apache.override_darwin.DarwinConfigurator object at 0x10c236f28> and installer <certbot_apache.override_darwin.DarwinConfigurator object at 0x10c236f28>
2018-10-25 19:10:42,744:INFO:certbot.plugins.selection:Plugins selected: Authenticator apache, Installer apache
2018-10-25 19:10:42,754:DEBUG:certbot.main:Picked account: <Account(RegistrationResource(body=Registration(key=None, contact=(), agreement=None, status=None, terms_of_service_agreed=None, only_return_existing=None), uri='https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/acct/44513276', new_authzr_uri=None, terms_of_service=None), f2832ae8a8a7757befecf1d75fec7bf6, Meta(creation_dt=datetime.datetime(2018, 10, 25, 21, 45, 27, tzinfo=<UTC>), creation_host='tj.luo.ma'))>
2018-10-25 19:10:42,773:DEBUG:acme.client:Sending GET request to https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory.
2018-10-25 19:10:42,840:DEBUG:urllib3.connectionpool:Starting new HTTPS connection (1): acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443
2018-10-25 19:10:42,946:DEBUG:urllib3.connectionpool:https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443 "GET /directory HTTP/1.1" 200 658
2018-10-25 19:10:42,948:DEBUG:acme.client:Received response:
HTTP 200
Server: nginx
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 658
X-Frame-Options: DENY
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=604800
Expires: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:10:42 GMT
Cache-Control: max-age=0, no-cache, no-store
Pragma: no-cache
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:10:42 GMT
Connection: keep-alive

{
  "79YXntg7iZM": "https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/adding-random-entries-to-the-directory/33417",
  "keyChange": "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/key-change",
  "meta": {
    "caaIdentities": [
      "letsencrypt.org"
    ],
    "termsOfService": "https://letsencrypt.org/documents/LE-SA-v1.2-November-15-2017.pdf",
    "website": "https://letsencrypt.org"
  },
  "newAccount": "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/new-acct",
  "newNonce": "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/new-nonce",
  "newOrder": "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/new-order",
  "revokeCert": "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/revoke-cert"
}
2018-10-25 19:10:51,973:INFO:certbot.main:Obtaining a new certificate
2018-10-25 19:10:52,129:DEBUG:certbot.crypto_util:Generating key (2048 bits): /etc/letsencrypt/keys/0002_key-certbot.pem
2018-10-25 19:10:52,135:DEBUG:certbot.crypto_util:Creating CSR: /etc/letsencrypt/csr/0002_csr-certbot.pem
2018-10-25 19:10:52,137:DEBUG:acme.client:Requesting fresh nonce
2018-10-25 19:10:52,137:DEBUG:acme.client:Sending HEAD request to https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/new-order.
2018-10-25 19:10:52,177:DEBUG:urllib3.connectionpool:https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443 "HEAD /acme/new-order HTTP/1.1" 405 0
2018-10-25 19:10:52,178:DEBUG:acme.client:Received response:
HTTP 405
Server: nginx
Content-Type: application/problem+json
Content-Length: 103
Allow: POST
Replay-Nonce: x9pcS95ckCtOM_r4n5y7EEX-XQD8sxCJ10qwraZHH8Y
Expires: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:10:52 GMT
Cache-Control: max-age=0, no-cache, no-store
Pragma: no-cache
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:10:52 GMT
Connection: keep-alive

2018-10-25 19:10:52,178:DEBUG:acme.client:Storing nonce: x9pcS95ckCtOM_r4n5y7EEX-XQD8sxCJ10qwraZHH8Y
2018-10-25 19:10:52,179:DEBUG:acme.client:JWS payload:
b'{\n "identifiers": [\n {\n "type": "dns",\n "value": "mini.luo.ma"\n }\n],\n "status": "pending",\n "resource": "new-order"\n}'
2018-10-25 19:10:52,183:DEBUG:acme.client:Sending POST request to https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/new-order:
{
  "protected": "eyJhbGciOiAiUlMyNTYiLCAia2lkIjogImh0dHBzOi8vYWNtZS12MDIuYXBpLmxldHNlbmNyeXB0Lm9yZy9hY21lL2FjY3QvNDQ1MTMyNzYiLCAibm9uY2UiOiAieDlwY1M5NWNrQ3RPTV9yNG41eTdFRVgtWFFEOHN4Q0oxMHF3cmFaSEg4WSIsICJ1cmwiOiAiaHR0cHM6Ly9hY21lLXYwMi5hcGkubGV0c2VuY3J5cHQub3JnL2FjbWUvbmV3LW9yZGVyIn0",
  "signature": "h0gq1mWd3zSnPPdGfMf8kqK8Oyh24rcBF6VpgDRVvkTXZZof5JxcNvwvsO-P1AWH4QkNYQCP0t8oWkGIyH5pez1j-gC7dTkrcSWBjRL54zPYdjjQvUZ5W6KAftQetSO-xqffaqZGrXzBgTd-d87Uln8Z04rHT_FQbynANKzZQt363Z4kg8tMBgTbwuCM4zEsS6nTWvLV3bjA8o9cmNTb0GqFZZVZ76TCT01TI0pW9lzbZ82vg6WK7Tz8A5CNRCEtzyOca7UEnZ79f_RB8WViO1MGbSJMmkqmMo41HTFAtCUyQI_FpBSGEAsef4l7CpeCkZIvZJ-3AwEm_RYx1aN2Kg",
  "payload": "ewogICJpZGVudGlmaWVycyI6IFsKICAgIHsKICAgICAgInR5cGUiOiAiZG5zIiwKICAgICAgInZhbHVlIjogIm1pbmkubHVvLm1hIgogICAgfQogIF0sCiAgInN0YXR1cyI6ICJwZW5kaW5nIiwKICAicmVzb3VyY2UiOiAibmV3LW9yZGVyIgp9"
}
2018-10-25 19:10:52,236:DEBUG:urllib3.connectionpool:https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443 "POST /acme/new-order HTTP/1.1" 201 360
2018-10-25 19:10:52,237:DEBUG:acme.client:Received response:
HTTP 201
Server: nginx
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 360
Boulder-Requester: 44513276
Location: https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/order/44513276/137329649
Replay-Nonce: S3Z6toGHlM3uK7vm4CC0dgD5kVvV6R-4J11zsHNb-A4
X-Frame-Options: DENY
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=604800
Expires: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:10:52 GMT
Cache-Control: max-age=0, no-cache, no-store
Pragma: no-cache
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:10:52 GMT
Connection: keep-alive

{
  "status": "pending",
  "expires": "2018-11-01T21:45:50Z",
  "identifiers": [
    {
      "type": "dns",
      "value": "mini.luo.ma"
    }
  ],
  "authorizations": [
    "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/authz/pkJq9I05sdRjohYVAUb7XDdPw7m99v1hCs52AD83pBw"
  ],
  "finalize": "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/finalize/44513276/137329649"
}
2018-10-25 19:10:52,237:DEBUG:acme.client:Storing nonce: S3Z6toGHlM3uK7vm4CC0dgD5kVvV6R-4J11zsHNb-A4
2018-10-25 19:10:52,237:DEBUG:acme.client:Sending GET request to https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/authz/pkJq9I05sdRjohYVAUb7XDdPw7m99v1hCs52AD83pBw.
2018-10-25 19:10:52,285:DEBUG:urllib3.connectionpool:https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org:443 "GET /acme/authz/pkJq9I05sdRjohYVAUb7XDdPw7m99v1hCs52AD83pBw HTTP/1.1" 200 903
2018-10-25 19:10:52,286:DEBUG:acme.client:Received response:
HTTP 200
Server: nginx
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 903
X-Frame-Options: DENY
Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=604800
Expires: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:10:52 GMT
Cache-Control: max-age=0, no-cache, no-store
Pragma: no-cache
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 23:10:52 GMT
Connection: keep-alive

{
  "identifier": {
    "type": "dns",
    "value": "mini.luo.ma"
  },
  "status": "pending",
  "expires": "2018-11-01T21:45:50Z",
  "challenges": [
    {
      "type": "tls-alpn-01",
      "status": "pending",
      "url": "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/challenge/pkJq9I05sdRjohYVAUb7XDdPw7m99v1hCs52AD83pBw/8634067764",
      "token": "Yfhw07G1KbI8bWgJ_7SzRBDCXryFJSw9mF9qCkRmwko"
    },
    {
      "type": "dns-01",
      "status": "pending",
      "url": "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/challenge/pkJq9I05sdRjohYVAUb7XDdPw7m99v1hCs52AD83pBw/8634067765",
      "token": "Hj-cD-rmLI8knTngpaHbUhfRNukYqxO1mxxRZdj6wmY"
    },
    {
      "type": "http-01",
      "status": "pending",
      "url": "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/acme/challenge/pkJq9I05sdRjohYVAUb7XDdPw7m99v1hCs52AD83pBw/8634067766",
      "token": "Wte06TW8fGHMecM0odfCTFWDcUpSSud8K6O2iU7METY"
    }
  ]
}
2018-10-25 19:10:52,286:INFO:certbot.auth_handler:Performing the following challenges:
2018-10-25 19:10:52,287:INFO:certbot.auth_handler:http-01 challenge for mini.luo.ma
2018-10-25 19:10:52,296:DEBUG:certbot_apache.http_01:Adding a temporary challenge validation Include for name: mini.luo.ma in: /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf
2018-10-25 19:10:52,297:DEBUG:certbot_apache.http_01:writing a pre config file with text:
         RewriteEngine on
        RewriteRule ^/\.well-known/acme-challenge/([A-Za-z0-9-_=]+)$ /var/lib/letsencrypt/http_challenges/$1 [END]

2018-10-25 19:10:52,297:DEBUG:certbot_apache.http_01:writing a post config file with text:
         <Directory /var/lib/letsencrypt/http_challenges>
            Require all granted
        </Directory>
        <Location /.well-known/acme-challenge>
            Require all granted
        </Location>

2018-10-25 19:10:52,383:DEBUG:certbot.reverter:Creating backup of /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf
2018-10-25 19:10:52,629:ERROR:certbot.util:Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/apache2/other/le_http_01_challenge_pre.conf:
Invalid command 'RewriteEngine', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

2018-10-25 19:10:52,634:DEBUG:certbot.error_handler:Encountered exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_apache/configurator.py", line 2211, in config_test
    util.run_script(self.option("conftest_cmd"))
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/util.py", line 86, in run_script
    raise errors.SubprocessError(msg)
certbot.errors.SubprocessError: Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/apache2/other/le_http_01_challenge_pre.conf:
Invalid command 'RewriteEngine', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/auth_handler.py", line 75, in handle_authorizations
    resp = self._solve_challenges(aauthzrs)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/auth_handler.py", line 126, in _solve_challenges
    resp = self.auth.perform(all_achalls)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_apache/configurator.py", line 2286, in perform
    self.restart()
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_apache/configurator.py", line 2173, in restart
    self.config_test()
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_apache/configurator.py", line 2213, in config_test
    raise errors.MisconfigurationError(str(err))
certbot.errors.MisconfigurationError: Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/apache2/other/le_http_01_challenge_pre.conf:
Invalid command 'RewriteEngine', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

2018-10-25 19:10:52,635:DEBUG:certbot.error_handler:Calling registered functions
2018-10-25 19:10:52,635:INFO:certbot.auth_handler:Cleaning up challenges
2018-10-25 19:10:52,969:DEBUG:certbot.log:Exiting abnormally:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_apache/configurator.py", line 2211, in config_test
    util.run_script(self.option("conftest_cmd"))
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/util.py", line 86, in run_script
    raise errors.SubprocessError(msg)
certbot.errors.SubprocessError: Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/apache2/other/le_http_01_challenge_pre.conf:
Invalid command 'RewriteEngine', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/certbot", line 11, in <module>
    load_entry_point('certbot==0.27.1', 'console_scripts', 'certbot')()
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/main.py", line 1364, in main
    return config.func(config, plugins)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/main.py", line 1124, in run
    certname, lineage)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/main.py", line 120, in _get_and_save_cert
    lineage = le_client.obtain_and_enroll_certificate(domains, certname)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/client.py", line 391, in obtain_and_enroll_certificate
    cert, chain, key, _ = self.obtain_certificate(domains)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/client.py", line 334, in obtain_certificate
    orderr = self._get_order_and_authorizations(csr.data, self.config.allow_subset_of_names)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/client.py", line 370, in _get_order_and_authorizations
    authzr = self.auth_handler.handle_authorizations(orderr, best_effort)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/auth_handler.py", line 75, in handle_authorizations
    resp = self._solve_challenges(aauthzrs)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot/auth_handler.py", line 126, in _solve_challenges
    resp = self.auth.perform(all_achalls)
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_apache/configurator.py", line 2286, in perform
    self.restart()
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_apache/configurator.py", line 2173, in restart
    self.config_test()
  File "/usr/local/Cellar/certbot/0.27.1/libexec/lib/python3.7/site-packages/certbot_apache/configurator.py", line 2213, in config_test
    raise errors.MisconfigurationError(str(err))
certbot.errors.MisconfigurationError: Error while running apachectl configtest.

AH00526: Syntax error on line 1 of /etc/apache2/other/le_http_01_challenge_pre.conf:
Invalid command 'RewriteEngine', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

```

---

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**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/10 "2018-10-25T23:16:40Z")

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My reply has been hidden by Askimet, so I have to wait for it to be approved.

I suppose this one might not show up either.

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**Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/11 "2018-10-25T23:30:57Z")

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OK, so my previous message said something about RewriteEngine not being enabled, so I un-commented this line from `/etc/apache2/httpd.conf`:

`LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache2/mod_rewrite.so`

and then tried again.

Different failure this time!

```auto
% sudo certbot --apache
Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
Plugins selected: Authenticator apache, Installer apache

Which names would you like to activate HTTPS for?
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1: mini.luo.ma
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Select the appropriate numbers separated by commas and/or spaces, or leave input
blank to select all options shown (Enter 'c' to cancel): 1
Obtaining a new certificate
Performing the following challenges:
http-01 challenge for mini.luo.ma
Waiting for verification...
Cleaning up challenges
Failed authorization procedure. mini.luo.ma (http-01): urn:ietf:params:acme:error:unauthorized :: The client lacks sufficient authorization :: Invalid response from http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/Wte06TW8fGHMecM0odfCTFWDcUpSSud8K6O2iU7METY: "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN\">\n<html><head>\n<title>404 Not Found</title>\n</head><body>\n<h1>Not Found</h1>\n<p"

IMPORTANT NOTES:
 - The following errors were reported by the server:

   Domain: mini.luo.ma
   Type: unauthorized
   Detail: Invalid response from
   http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/Wte06TW8fGHMecM0odfCTFWDcUpSSud8K6O2iU7METY:
   "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//IETF//DTD HTML
   2.0//EN\">\n<html><head>\n<title>404 Not
   Found</title>\n</head><body>\n<h1>Not Found</h1>\n<p"

   To fix these errors, please make sure that your domain name was
   entered correctly and the DNS A/AAAA record(s) for that domain
   contain(s) the right IP address.

```

As far as I know `mini.luo.ma` has all the right DNS information. None of that has changed in over a year, as far as I can remember. But I’m no DNS expert. How do I check?

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**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 2:38am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/12 "2018-10-26T02:38:44Z")

</div>

> [@tjluoma](#):
>
> `/etc/apache2/virtual.conf`

Can you show the entire [relevant part] of that file?

This leaves way too much to the imagination:

> [@tjluoma](#):
>
> \<VirtualHost \*:80\>  
> DocumentRoot "/Users/luomat/Sites/mini.luo.ma"  
> ServerName mini.luo.ma  
> #Other directives here  
> \</VirtualHost\>

Otherwise, and for testing purposes, please place a test.txt file at:  
`http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/test.txt`

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**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/13 "2018-10-26T03:29:50Z")

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OK, so there’s a file at [http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/test.txt](http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/test.txt) now.

Here’s the output of `egrep -v '#|^$' /etc/apache2/httpd.conf` for my server (you’ll see I’ve moved the stuff from ‘virtual.conf’ into it:

```auto
ServerRoot "/usr"
<IfDefine SERVER_APP_HAS_DEFAULT_PORTS>
    Listen 8080
</IfDefine>
<IfDefine !SERVER_APP_HAS_DEFAULT_PORTS>
Listen 80
<VirtualHost *:80>
    DocumentRoot "/Users/luomat/Sites/mini.luo.ma"
    ServerName mini.luo.ma
</VirtualHost>
</IfDefine>
LoadModule authn_file_module libexec/apache2/mod_authn_file.so
LoadModule authn_core_module libexec/apache2/mod_authn_core.so
LoadModule authz_host_module libexec/apache2/mod_authz_host.so
LoadModule authz_groupfile_module libexec/apache2/mod_authz_groupfile.so
LoadModule authz_user_module libexec/apache2/mod_authz_user.so
LoadModule authz_core_module libexec/apache2/mod_authz_core.so
LoadModule access_compat_module libexec/apache2/mod_access_compat.so
LoadModule auth_basic_module libexec/apache2/mod_auth_basic.so
LoadModule reqtimeout_module libexec/apache2/mod_reqtimeout.so
LoadModule filter_module libexec/apache2/mod_filter.so
LoadModule mime_module libexec/apache2/mod_mime.so
LoadModule log_config_module libexec/apache2/mod_log_config.so
LoadModule env_module libexec/apache2/mod_env.so
LoadModule headers_module libexec/apache2/mod_headers.so
LoadModule setenvif_module libexec/apache2/mod_setenvif.so
LoadModule version_module libexec/apache2/mod_version.so
LoadModule slotmem_shm_module libexec/apache2/mod_slotmem_shm.so
LoadModule unixd_module libexec/apache2/mod_unixd.so
LoadModule status_module libexec/apache2/mod_status.so
LoadModule autoindex_module libexec/apache2/mod_autoindex.so
LoadModule negotiation_module libexec/apache2/mod_negotiation.so
LoadModule dir_module libexec/apache2/mod_dir.so
LoadModule alias_module libexec/apache2/mod_alias.so
LoadModule rewrite_module libexec/apache2/mod_rewrite.so
LoadModule hfs_apple_module libexec/apache2/mod_hfs_apple.so
<IfModule unixd_module>
User _www
Group _www
</IfModule>
ServerAdmin you@example.com
<Directory />
    AllowOverride none
    Require all denied
</Directory>
DocumentRoot "/Library/WebServer/Documents"
<Directory "/Library/WebServer/Documents">
    Options FollowSymLinks Multiviews
    MultiviewsMatch Any
    AllowOverride None
    Require all granted
</Directory>
<IfModule dir_module>
    DirectoryIndex index.html
</IfModule>
<FilesMatch "^\.([Hh][Tt]|[Dd][Ss]_[Ss])">
    Require all denied
</FilesMatch>
<Files "rsrc">
    Require all denied
</Files>
<DirectoryMatch ".*\.\.namedfork">
    Require all denied
</DirectoryMatch>
ErrorLog "/private/var/log/apache2/error_log"
LogLevel warn
<IfModule log_config_module>
    LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
    LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b" common
    <IfModule logio_module>
      LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\" %I %O" combinedio
    </IfModule>
    CustomLog "/private/var/log/apache2/access_log" common
</IfModule>
<IfModule alias_module>
    ScriptAliasMatch ^/cgi-bin/((?!(?i:webobjects)).*$) "/Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/$1"
</IfModule>
<IfModule cgid_module>
</IfModule>
<Directory "/Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables">
    AllowOverride None
    Options None
    Require all granted
</Directory>
<IfModule headers_module>
    RequestHeader unset Proxy early
</IfModule>
<IfModule mime_module>
    TypesConfig /private/etc/apache2/mime.types
    AddType application/x-compress .Z
    AddType application/x-gzip .gz .tgz
</IfModule>
TraceEnable off
Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-mpm.conf
Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-autoindex.conf
<IfModule proxy_html_module>
Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/proxy-html.conf
</IfModule>
<IfModule ssl_module>
SSLRandomSeed startup builtin
SSLRandomSeed connect builtin
</IfModule>
Include /private/etc/apache2/other/*.conf

```

Thanks!

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> [@tjluoma](#):
>
> OK, so there’s a file at [http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/test.txt](http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/test.txt) now.

The test file works, so that is a good sign.

What is the latest error/problem?

---

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**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 4:00am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/15 "2018-10-26T04:00:39Z")

</div>

Here’s the latest error / problem:

```auto
   Domain: mini.luo.ma
   Type: unauthorized
   Detail: Invalid response from
   http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/x8VxWHkDd4IXgf9SLMcfKDCfyxsY7jk-FKUuO-8aJ8Q:
   "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//IETF//DTD HTML
   2.0//EN\">\n<html><head>\n<title>404 Not
   Found</title>\n</head><body>\n<h1>Not Found</h1>\n<p"

```

Here’s the full output of the command `sudo certbot --apache`

```auto
Saving debug log to /var/log/letsencrypt/letsencrypt.log
Plugins selected: Authenticator apache, Installer apache

Which names would you like to activate HTTPS for?
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1: mini.luo.ma
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Select the appropriate numbers separated by commas and/or spaces, or leave input
blank to select all options shown (Enter 'c' to cancel): 1
Obtaining a new certificate
Performing the following challenges:
http-01 challenge for mini.luo.ma
Waiting for verification...
Cleaning up challenges
Failed authorization procedure. mini.luo.ma (http-01): urn:ietf:params:acme:error:unauthorized :: The client lacks sufficient authorization :: Invalid response from http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/x8VxWHkDd4IXgf9SLMcfKDCfyxsY7jk-FKUuO-8aJ8Q: "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//IETF//DTD HTML 2.0//EN\">\n<html><head>\n<title>404 Not Found</title>\n</head><body>\n<h1>Not Found</h1>\n<p"

IMPORTANT NOTES:
 - The following errors were reported by the server:

   Domain: mini.luo.ma
   Type: unauthorized
   Detail: Invalid response from
   http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/x8VxWHkDd4IXgf9SLMcfKDCfyxsY7jk-FKUuO-8aJ8Q:
   "<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//IETF//DTD HTML
   2.0//EN\">\n<html><head>\n<title>404 Not
   Found</title>\n</head><body>\n<h1>Not Found</h1>\n<p"

   To fix these errors, please make sure that your domain name was
   entered correctly and the DNS A/AAAA record(s) for that domain
   contain(s) the right IP address.

```

DNS should be fine, as far as I know. It’s been the same for eons. Unless there’s something missing that I didn’t know that I need (which, I suppose, is possible).

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**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/16 "2018-10-26T04:04:05Z")

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> [@tjluoma](#):
>
> [http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/x8VxWHkDd4IXgf9SLMcfKDCfyxsY7jk-FKUuO-8aJ8Q](http://mini.luo.ma/.well-known/acme-challenge/x8VxWHkDd4IXgf9SLMcfKDCfyxsY7jk-FKUuO-8aJ8Q)

Can you (re)create that file [if it was already deleted]?  
[with any content - just to test]

Is there anything in here that we need to look at:  
`Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-mpm.conf`  
`Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-autoindex.conf`  
`Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/proxy-html.conf`  
`Include /private/etc/apache2/other/*.conf`

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**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 4:08am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/17 "2018-10-26T04:08:17Z")

</div>

OK I see “Testing… 1…2…3” in that file so…

The problem seems that cerbot is not putting the challenge file where you put that file.

Please show:  
`/etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini`

and show the LE logs when run with verbose logging

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**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/18 "2018-10-26T04:11:38Z")

</div>

> [@rg305](#):
>
> Is there anything in here that we need to look at:  
> `Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-mpm.conf`  
> `Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/httpd-autoindex.conf`  
> `Include /private/etc/apache2/extra/proxy-html.conf`  
> `Include /private/etc/apache2/other/*.conf`

I don't _think_ so. I took a look through them and there's nothing remarkable there. The only 'other' is `php7.conf` and the rest of them look pretty standard to me. I'm happy to post them somewhere if you think it might be instructive.

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**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 4:13am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/19 "2018-10-26T04:13:14Z")

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If there is anything relating to `.well-known` or `acme-challenge` or some redirect/directorymatch that could seem harmless but somehow overlaps with the random token string then yes.

can you show the apache error logs?

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**Post date:** [October 26, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/please-add-a-virtual-host-for-port-80/75818/20 "2018-10-26T04:15:24Z")

</div>

> [@rg305](#):
>
> Please show:  
> `/etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini`
> 
> and show the LE logs when run with verbose logging

I tried `cat /etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini` and got this back:

```
cat: /etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini: No such file or directory

```

Here's the output of `ls -1F /etc/letsencrypt/`:

```nohighlight
accounts/
csr/
keys/
renewal/
renewal-hooks/
options-ssl-apache.conf

```

How do I run with verbose logging? `sudo certbot --help` didn't show anything relevant.

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