When new certs are created certbot creates new ones named nnn1, nnn2, etc. Is it safe to delete the old ones from the folder?

I don't think they are asking how to delete the whole cert I think they are just asking about the older ones in /archive/ folder once replacements are made. That is, the ones the /live/ symlinks used to point to but no longer do

In the upcoming Certbot 2.x.x release, Certbot will remove old certs by itself.

[image] hraycrum69: Is it safe to delete the old ones from the folder? In normal operations, yes [where you expect never to have need of retrieve information encrypted with any of those expired certs]. Is it easy? Not exactly. [depends on your O/S and typing skills] But as @Osiris mentioned…

[image] rg305: But as @Osiris mentioned, this is something they have already thought about and included in the 2.x version [not exactly sure from which one up]. Just checked, it was added to master just recently , so it'll be in the upcoming release, which will be 2.3.0.

Safe to delete old certs from certbot archive?

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Bruce5051 February 6, 2023, 3:49pm 2

Please see How do I remove a certificate - #2 by rg305

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