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Using the Let's Encrypt client
==============================
Quick start
===========
Using Docker_ you can quickly get yourself a testing cert. From the
server that the domain your requesting a cert for resolves to,
`install Docker`_, issue the following command:
.. code-block:: shell
sudo docker run -it --rm -p 443:443 --name letsencrypt \
-v "/etc/letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt" \
-v "/var/lib/letsencrypt:/var/lib/letsencrypt" \
quay.io/letsencrypt/letsencrypt:latest
and follow the instructions. Your new cert will be available in
``/etc/letsencrypt/certs``.
.. _Docker: https://docker.com
.. _`install Docker`: https://docs.docker.com/docker/userguide/
Getting the code
================
Please `install Git`_ and run the following commands:
.. code-block:: shell
git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt
cd letsencrypt
Alternatively you could `download the ZIP archive`_ and extract the
snapshot of our repository, but it's strongly recommended to use the
above method instead.
.. _`install Git`: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git
.. _`download the ZIP archive`:
https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt/archive/master.zip
.. _prerequisites:
Prerequisites
=============
The demo code is supported and known to work on **Ubuntu and
Debian**. Therefore, prerequisites for other platforms listed below
are provided mainly for the :ref:`developers <hacking>` reference.
In general:
* ``sudo`` is required as a suggested way of running privileged process
* `Augeas`_ is required for the Python bindings
Ubuntu
------
.. code-block:: shell
sudo ./bootstrap/ubuntu.sh
Debian
------
.. code-block:: shell
sudo ./bootstrap/debian.sh
For squeeze you will need to:
- Use ``virtualenv --no-site-packages -p python`` instead of ``-p python2``.
.. _`#280`: https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt/issues/280
Mac OSX
-------
.. code-block:: shell
./bootstrap/mac.sh
Fedora
------
.. code-block:: shell
sudo ./bootstrap/fedora.sh
Centos 7
--------
.. code-block:: shell
sudo ./bootstrap/centos.sh
FreeBSD
-------
.. code-block:: shell
sudo ./bootstrap/freebsd.sh
Bootstrap script for FreeBSD uses ``pkg`` for package installation,
i.e. it does not use ports.
FreeBSD by default uses ``tcsh``. In order to activate virtulenv (see
below), you will need a compatbile shell, e.g. ``pkg install bash &&
bash``.
Installation
============
.. "pip install acme" doesn't search for "acme" in cwd, just like "pip
install -e acme" does; `-U setuptools pip` necessary for #722
.. code-block:: shell
virtualenv --no-site-packages -p python2 venv
./venv/bin/pip install -U setuptools
./venv/bin/pip install -U pip
./venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt acme/ . letsencrypt-apache/ letsencrypt-nginx/
.. warning:: Please do **not** use ``python setup.py install``. Please
do **not** attempt the installation commands as
superuser/root and/or without Virtualenv_, e.g. ``sudo
python setup.py install``, ``sudo pip install``, ``sudo
./venv/bin/...``. These modes of operation might corrupt
your operating system and are **not supported** by the
Let's Encrypt team!
Usage
=====
To get a new certificate run:
.. code-block:: shell
sudo ./venv/bin/letsencrypt auth
The ``letsencrypt`` commandline tool has a builtin help:
.. code-block:: shell
./venv/bin/letsencrypt --help
Configuration file
------------------
It is possible to specify configuration file with
``letsencrypt --config cli.ini`` (or shorter ``-c cli.ini``). For
instance, if you are a contributor, you might find the following
handy:
.. include:: ../examples/dev-cli.ini
:code: ini
By default, the following locations are searched:
- ``/etc/letsencrypt/cli.ini``
- ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/letsencrypt/cli.ini`` (or
``~/.config/letsencrypt/cli.ini`` if ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`` is not
set).
.. keep it up to date with constants.py
.. _Augeas: http://augeas.net/
.. _Virtualenv: https://virtualenv.pypa.io