From b7bde05aee7b43996fe88bc399518b802cc596a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: alexzorin Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2021 00:49:25 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: redirect macOS users to different cron guide (#9013) Due to macOS having some complications about Certbot from Homebrew being in the PATH, the instructions we have in the Automated Renewal section do not work for them. Instead, send those users to the instruction generator. --- certbot/docs/using.rst | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/certbot/docs/using.rst b/certbot/docs/using.rst index 561782e76..bdb343996 100644 --- a/certbot/docs/using.rst +++ b/certbot/docs/using.rst @@ -818,8 +818,13 @@ scheduled task to automatically renew your certificates in the background. If yo whether your system has a pre-installed scheduled task for Certbot, it is safe to follow these instructions to create one. -If you're using Windows, these instructions are not necessary as Certbot on Windows comes with -a scheduled task for automated renewal pre-installed. +.. note:: + If you're using Windows, these instructions are not neccessary as Certbot on Windows comes with + a scheduled task for automated renewal pre-installed. + + If you are using macOS and installed Certbot using Homebrew, follow the instructions at + https://certbot.eff.org/instructions to set up automated renewal. The instructions below + are not applicable on macOS. Run the following line, which will add a cron job to `/etc/crontab`: