[New] Ability to specify a domain when creating service level Let’s Encrypt certificates in NodeWorx
Domain must resolve to the server, and must not be a SiteWorx account
If we’re currently using a Siteworx account for the server’s hostname in order to validate a server certificate, does this update mean we can now remove the hostname’s Siteworx account, point its FQDN to /var/www/html/ as we used to do, and LE will validate the server certificate using DNS as it used to do?
There is one thing which comes to mind though if true, and that is to have it as described, you cannot have a siteworx account with same FQDN. So what do you do for emails for the FQDN unless the plan is to have them as alises - if so, to which domain
Thanks, John. I don’t need or want a Siteworx account for the server’s hostname, it’s just there for LE to issue SSL. When I get a chance I’ll give the other method another a try.
With the update, you are able to generate a Let’s Encrypt cert directly for the hostname from the SSL page in NodeWorx. The hostname just has to be a domain that is real and resolves to the server. It can’t be a SiteWorx account, so you’ll want to delete that first.
I don’t believe there are any other steps or settings that would need to be made. Just:
-not a SiteWorx account
-live domain
-must resolve to server