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I have a domain parking that returns a security error for HTTPS and is not possible to create a Let’s Encrypt certificate on the server, but it is possible to upload a certificate.

Would it be possible to create a Let’s Encrypt certificate from my Mac and upload it? I have FTP access to the domain root.

KazikM
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You either have to be able to server http://example.com/.well-known/acme-challenge/<TOKEN> (HTTP-01 challenge) or DNS record _acme-challenge.example.com with the token (DNS-01 challenge).

Either way you have to do it from a server, not from a client OS; unless your MacOS is your web server or your DNS server, you can't create a Let's Encrypt certificate from it. Furthermore, Let's Encrypt certificates are only valid for three months. This means you really need an automated renewal procedure.

Esa Jokinen
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  • I can edit DNS or dd a file via FTP but if Let's Encrypt certificate has maximum expire date of 3 mouths is not suitable for my pompous – al404IT Dec 22 '20 at 12:14
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    Modern browsers won't trust certificates older than a year anyway, so if you want a long lived solution you are going to need to update regularly. LetsEncrypt use 90days to basically force you into the very good habit of automating this task – hardillb Dec 22 '20 at 13:08