The latest articles on DEV Community by Fran Quinto (@fquinto). https://dev.to/fquinto https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F707179%2F883b8d84-04ee-45c0-8c16-cf763c267ab9.jpeg https://dev.to/fquinto en Fran Quinto Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:11:00 +0000 https://dev.to/fquinto/how-to-update-certbot-on-debian-11-1c72 https://dev.to/fquinto/how-to-update-certbot-on-debian-11-1c72 <h1> Description of the problem </h1> <p>In Debian 11 your CertBot version is: <a href="https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/certbot">https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/certbot</a><br> (on 28th August 2022 = 1.12.0)</p> <p>Last release: <a href="https://github.com/certbot/certbot/releases">https://github.com/certbot/certbot/releases</a><br> (on 28th August 2022 = 1.29.0)</p> <p>In Debian 11 CertBot is outdated. First step: if installed, remove it:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nb">sudo </span>apt remove certbot <span class="nt">-y</span> </code></pre> </div> <h1> Installation of CertBot </h1> <ol> <li>Install Snapd manager: <code>sudo apt install snapd -y</code> </li> <li>Install Snap core &amp; refresh: <code>sudo snap install core; sudo snap refresh core</code> </li> <li>Install CertBot: <code>sudo snap install --classic certbot</code> </li> <li>Setup link in your Debian: <code>sudo ln -s /snap/bin/certbot /usr/bin/certbot</code> </li> </ol> <h1> Check version CertBot installed </h1> <p>1.- View version: <code>sudo certbot --version</code><br> Output: <code>certbot 1.29.0</code></p> <h1> Using manually </h1> <p>In next command replace: <strong><a href="mailto:yourmail@example.com">yourmail@example.com</a></strong> for your <strong>email</strong>. And <strong>*.example.com</strong> for your <strong>domain</strong><br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nb">sudo </span>certbot certonly <span class="nt">--manual</span> <span class="nt">--preferred-challenges</span><span class="o">=</span>dns <span class="nt">--email</span> yourmail@example.com <span class="nt">--agree-tos</span> <span class="nt">-d</span> <span class="k">*</span>.example.com </code></pre> </div> <p>Finally follow CertBot steps in your command line.</p> debian certbot productivity ssl