# Valid TLS Certificates for Ergo IRC

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/valid-tls-certificates-for-ergo-irc/156876>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [July 31, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/valid-tls-certificates-for-ergo-irc/156876 "2021-07-31T14:49:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![rg305](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/rg305/32/91314_2.png) [@rg305](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/rg305)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2021, 6:06pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/valid-tls-certificates-for-ergo-irc/156876/3 "2021-07-31T18:06:40Z")

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Hi @satch, and welcome to the LE community forum 🙂

> [@satch](#):
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> How do I get certs for IRC?

Simple: You don't.

You first get a cert.  
Then you can use that cert with any software that uses certs.  
How?  
Well, that depends on the software using the cert.  
In this case, IRC.  
You will need to review the IRC software documentation on how to secure it with a cert.

[Getting a cert with `certbot` and `nginx` should be quite easy.]

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