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Sergei Basharov
Asked: 2016-10-29 09:30:04 +0800 CST

Are SSL certificates linked to current hosting I use?

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I am new to SSL certificates and trying to install one from https://letsencrypt.org with certbot.

I see that I need to prove I own the domain by putting a file accessible from the web that to hosting running that domain.

When I get the certificate, will it be somehow locked to the hosting I use or can I just put the files somewhere on my computer then upload them once I deploy on this or that hosting environment?

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    , will it be somehow locked to the hosting I use or can I just put the files somewhere on my computer then upload them once I deploy on this or that hosting environment?

    No, absolutely not. Once you get the certificate you can move private key and fullchain/server certificate anywhere. Move it to another server which is going to host that domain/SAN(subject alternate name)

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