What is Certbot?
Certbot gets your site on HTTPS. Run Certbot once to automatically get free HTTPS certificates forever. Find out if your hosting provider has HTTPS built in with no Certbot needed. Or get instructions for Certbot on your specific web server and operating system. Created by Electronic Frontier Foundation for easy Let's Encrypt integration. Automates certificate issuance and renewal.
Key Features
- ✓Automatic certificates
- ✓Let's Encrypt integration
- ✓Auto-renewal
- ✓Multi-web-server support
- ✓Apache plugin
- ✓Nginx plugin
- ✓Standalone mode
- ✓DNS plugins
- ✓Free forever
- ✓EFF backed
- ✓Easy setup
- ✓CLI tool
🔒 Privacy & Data Protection
Certbot is created by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital rights nonprofit. Open-source and privacy-respecting. For anyone wanting easy Let's Encrypt setup, Certbot is the standard tool.
Best For
Let's Encrypt automationWebsite HTTPSCertificate renewalApache/Nginx TLSDevOps automationServer security
💰 Pricing
Certbot is completely free and open-source. EFF is a nonprofit.
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