Hi everyone,
Is possible to use --preferred-challenges dns-01 with renew ?
if so, is the challenge always a new one at every run of the command ?
or can I let the challenge in my DNS ?
Thanks.
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cerbot: 1.12.0
What authenticator are you using? --manual and creating the TXT records by hand? If so, you will want to read this.
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Thank you @_az 
let's say someone create the first certificate with certbot --nginx
adapt the outputted config to his need and remove the cronjob.
Then later on want to renew manually the certs
Can he use ?
certbot certonly -d sub.example.com --manual --preferred-challenges dns-01 --agree-tos --rsa-key-size 2048
Thanks.
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Why isn't --nginx suitable for renewing the certificate anymore? Why do you want to use the DNS challenge?
If you want to hand-renew an existing --nginx certificate using --manual (big sigh), then maybe try:
certbot run --cert-name sub.example.com -d sub.example.com \
-i nginx -a manual --preferred-challenges dns-01
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Thanks @_az I will try
certbot run --cert-name sub.example.com -d sub.example.com \
-i nginx -a manual --preferred-challenges dns-01
at the next opportunity !
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I also don't understand the sudden need for the DNS challenge. 
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Looks like you're only introducing more trouble, e.g. you cannot automatically renew the cert you are about to try. Please provide more info so we can guide you better.
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@SpongeBOB are you wanting have certificates issued for domain names containing wildcard domain names?
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I like the DNS challenge, because I do not need to run a temp http server. That I didn't reviews the code and therefore I don't know what it does.
If you don't have a webserver running on that host (e.g. because it's a mailserver) you could also use the build in temporary webserver offered by the --standalone plugin.
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