Command-line tool

certbot

brew/certbot

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Tool to obtain certs from Let's Encrypt and autoenable HTTPS letsencrypt python requirescmd certificate acme acme-client certbot sshcertificates httpscertificates

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install certbot
winget install --id EFF.Certbot -e

macOS

brew install certbot
pipx install certbot

Linux

brew install certbot
pipx install certbot

Obtain a new certificate via webroot authorization, but do not install it automatically

sudo certbot certonly --webroot -w path/to/webroot -d subdomain.example.com

Obtain a new certificate via `nginx` authorization, installing the new certificate automatically

sudo certbot --nginx -d subdomain.example.com

Obtain a new certificate via apache authorization, installing the new certificate automatically

sudo certbot --apache -d subdomain.example.com

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