# Where are certificates saved, so certbot-auto knows the paths

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/where-are-certificates-saved-so-certbot-auto-knows-the-paths/95006>\
**Category:** Issuance Tech\
**Created:** [June 2, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/where-are-certificates-saved-so-certbot-auto-knows-the-paths/95006 "2019-06-02T18:08:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Abriss-Apfel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/abriss-apfel/32/32232_2.png) [@Abriss-Apfel](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Abriss-Apfel)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/where-are-certificates-saved-so-certbot-auto-knows-the-paths/95006/1 "2019-06-02T18:08:08Z")

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Hello, just a quick question:  
From where does certbot-auto read, what certificates exist? For example for the renew or list command.

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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:** [June 2, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/where-are-certificates-saved-so-certbot-auto-knows-the-paths/95006/2 "2019-06-02T18:16:45Z")

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Hi @Abriss-Apfel

> [@Abriss-Apfel](#):
>
> From where does certbot-auto read, what certificates exist?

that's

Where are my certificates?

[https://certbot.eff.org/docs/using.html#where-are-my-certificates](https://certbot.eff.org/docs/using.html#where-are-my-certificates)

your source.

The config files are in

```nohighlight
/etc/letsencrypt/renewal

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/where-are-certificates-saved-so-certbot-auto-knows-the-paths/95006/3 "2019-07-02T18:16:46Z")

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