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# Nginx HTTPS Certificate Retrieval
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## 🔥 Description
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This role automates the retrieval of [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) SSL/TLS certificates using [Certbot](https://certbot.eff.org/) for domains served via Nginx. It supports both single-domain and wildcard certificates, and can use either the DNS or webroot ACME challenge methods.
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## 📖 Overview
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Designed for Archlinux systems, this role handles issuing certificates per domain and optionally cleans up redundant certificates if wildcard certificates are used. It intelligently decides whether to issue a standard or wildcard certificate based on the domain structure and your configuration.
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### Key Features
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- **Single Domain and Wildcard Support:** Handles both individual domains and wildcard domains (`*.example.com`).
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- **DNS and Webroot Challenges:** Dynamically selects the correct ACME challenge method.
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- **Certificate Renewal Logic:** Skips renewal if the certificate is still valid.
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- **Optional Cleanup:** Deletes redundant domain certificates when wildcard certificates are used.
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- **Non-Interactive Operation:** Fully automated using `--non-interactive` and `--agree-tos`.
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## 🎯 Purpose
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The Nginx HTTPS Certificate Retrieval role ensures that your Nginx-served domains have valid, automatically issued SSL/TLS certificates, improving web security without manual intervention.
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## 🚀 Features
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- **ACME Challenge Selection:** Supports DNS plugins or webroot method automatically.
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- **Wildcard Certificate Management:** Issues wildcard certificates when configured, saving effort for subdomain-heavy deployments.
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- **Safe Cleanup:** Ensures that no unused certificates are left behind.
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- **Flexible Control:** Supports `mode_test` for staging environment testing and `mode_cleanup` for cert cleanup operations.
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## 🔗 Learn More
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- [Certbot Official Website](https://certbot.eff.org/)
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- [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/)
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- [Wildcard Certificates (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcard_certificate)
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- [HTTPS (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS)
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- [ACME Protocol (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_Certificate_Management_Environment)
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