Automating Let's Encrypt Certificates with acme.sh
Managing SSL certificates manually is tedious and error-prone. Here’s how I set up fully automated certificate management using acme.sh with Cloudflare DNS validation. Why acme.sh + DNS-01? No port 80 required: DNS-01 validation doesn’t need a running web server or open HTTP port Wildcard support: Can issue *.example.com certificates Cloudflare integration: API-based, fully automated Lightweight: Pure shell script, no dependencies Installation curl https://get.acme.sh | sh -s email=you@example.com source ~/.bashrc Cloudflare API Token Create a token at Cloudflare Dashboard with these permissions: ...