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You want to run Docker commands to request a wildcard SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt using Certbot and to create or renew a certificate for a specific domain. Here’s a breakdown of the commands and what they do:

Requesting a Wildcard Certificate with Certbot

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docker run -it --rm --name certbot -v "/root/docker-composes/server/apache/letsencrypt:/etc/letsencrypt" -v "/var/lib/letsencrypt:/var/lib/letsencrypt" -v "/var/www/html:/var/www/html" certbot/certbot --manual --preferred-challenges dns certonly --server https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory

• docker run: This command starts a new Docker container.
• -it: This flag enables an interactive terminal session.
• --rm: This flag removes the container when it exits.
• --name certbot: Specifies the name of the container as “certbot.”
• -v: This flag mounts volumes from the host to the container. You are mounting the following directories:
  • "/root/docker-composes/server/apache/letsencrypt" to "/etc/letsencrypt" inside the container.
  • "/var/lib/letsencrypt" to "/var/lib/letsencrypt" inside the container.
  • "/var/www/html" to "/var/www/html" inside the container.
• certbot/certbot: Specifies the Docker image to use, which is the Certbot image.
• --manual: Indicates that you want to perform manual DNS challenges to prove domain ownership.
• --preferred-challenges dns: Specifies that you prefer DNS challenges for domain verification.
• certonly: Instructs Certbot to obtain certificates without installing them.
• --server https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory: Sets the Let’s Encrypt ACME server’s URL for certificate issuance.

Creating/Renewing a Certonly Certificate

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certbot certonly --webroot -w /var/www/html/ -d example.com

• certbot certonly: This command tells Certbot to obtain a certificate without installing it.
• --webroot: Specifies the webroot plugin for authentication and authorization.
• -w /var/www/html/: Specifies the webroot path where Certbot should place challenge files.
• -d example.com: Specifies the domain (example.com in this case) for which you want to obtain or renew the certificate.

These commands allow you to request a wildcard SSL certificate and create or renew a standard SSL certificate using Certbot in a Docker container. Make sure to replace “example.com” with your actual domain name when running the second command.

Remember to properly configure your web server to use the obtained SSL certificates for secure communication.