Manually renew Let's Encrypt SSL certificate

Dry run

If you choose to modify the renewal configuration file, it is strongly suggested to make a backup of the file beforehand and test its validity with the certbot renew --dry-run command.

certbot renew --dry-run

Manually renew Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate

To manually renew Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate you can use the certbot renew command.

certbot renew

Or you can specify the domain name.

certbot renew --cert-name {domain}

Force renew Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate

To force renew Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate you can use the certbot renew --force-renewal command.

certbot renew --force-renewal

You can find the certificate files in the /etc/letsencrypt/live/{domain} directory.

Useful links

• Certbot user guide - Renewing certificates
• Certbot user guide - Where are my certificates?