Using the webroot domain verification method

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@mbrugger

webroot: (--webroot-path should be pointed to your public_html) you specify a directory where the files for verification are added by the client without starting a webserver at all

manual: (-a manual) Requires to copy and paste commands into a new terminal session. Allows to run client on machine different than target webserver, e.g. your laptop.

as seen in the quote,manual mode does not need SSH on the target server, just a way to get files (for webroot) and the cert (obviously) on it. so you can use any computer that is compatible with LE to get your cert.