In case anyone is looking for an actual cronjob example. This works wonderfully: #!/bin/bash cd /srv/cert/domain.xyz simp_le -d domain.xyz:/srv/www/domai

In case anyone is looking for an actual cronjob example. This works wonderfully: #!/bin/bash cd /srv/cert/domain.xyz simp_le -d domain.xyz:/srv/www/domain.xyz/html \ -f key.pem -f cert.pem -f fullchain.pem \ && service apache2 reload And in the crontab: 43 1 * * * /srv/bin/cert-renew || true EDIT: This is using the simp_le client (https://github.com/kuba/simp_le https://github.com/kuba/simp_le), not the official client. But this one is wayy easier to use. EDIT 2: Guide here: https://blog.philippheckel.com/2015/12/04/lets-encrypt-5-min-guide-to-set-up-cronjob-based-certificate-renewal/ https://blog.philippheckel.com/2015/12/04/lets-encrypt-5-min...