AutoSSL ERROR “Let’s Encrypt™” Incorrect TXT record found at _acme-challenge.<DOMAIN>

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Wil Colón

• May 07, 2024 15:36

AutoSSL is failing to renew a Let's Encrypt cert. Of Let's Encrypt's Challenge Types I have to use DNS-01 because my CMS conflicts with HTTP-01. What I can't parse out is how to get the correct value for the TXT record. I copied another TXT record but that was just to make sure _acme-challenge.<DOMAIN> is accessible. Thoughts?

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • May 07, 2024 21:18

  Hey there!  You shouldn't have to manually *get* the text record - cPanel temporarily adds it to the DNS while Let's Encrypt runs the validation for the domain, and then it gets removed afterward.  Can you post the error you're seeing from AutoSSL?

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  Wil Colón

  • May 07, 2024 23:53

  
  Note that the DNS records are with Cloudflare.

   

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • May 08, 2024 02:53

  If all the DNS records are at Cloudflare and http verification isn't an option, I don't see how you'll be able to use AutoSSL.

  Just to be sure, have you worked through the guide here to see if that changes anything?

  https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/360050652253-How-to-Renew-AutoSSL-Certificates-being-redirected-by-Cloudflare-s-HTTPS-Redirection

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  Wil Colón

  • May 12, 2024 12:17

  I was looking in all the wrong places. Disabling Cloudflare temporarily, as suggested in other posts, allowed AutoSSL to do its job. Thanks for stopping my obsession with the DNS record.

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • May 12, 2024 15:21

  I'm glad you were able to find a solution!

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