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  Re: Unable to figure out how to create ssl.cert
  By: Sam Alexander to Digital Man on Mon Jul 07 2025 09:01 pm

 >   Re: Unable to figure out how to create ssl.cert
 >   By: Digital Man to Sam Alexander on Mon Jul 07 2025 10:34 am
 >
 >  >  > You'd mentioned the ssl.cert should've been created automatically, but
 >  >  > I didn't have it after I built SBBS.
 >
 >  > The ctrl/cryptlib.key (private key) and ctrl/cert.ssl (self-signed cert)
 >  > files are automatically created when you *run* (not build) SBBS. Do you
 >  > have the cryptlib.key file? Note: If you change your system password,
 >  > these files have to be recreated.
 >
 > I don't have /sbbs/ctrl/ssl.cert even after stopping and restarting SBBS,
 > but I do have /sbbs/ctrl/cryptlib.key.

You should probably resolve that issue first.

 > I get these often in my sbbs logs.
 > 7/7 20:13:52 mail Failed to open/read TLS certificate: /sbbs/ctrl/ssl.cert
 >
 > Also I'm trying to use letsyncrypt, and trying to generate a new key:
 > /sbbs/exec/jsexec letsyncrypt --new-key
 >
 > I see in the logs where Let's Encrypt tries to read into the web server and
 > pull out the file for authenticate, but the file doesn't exist.  I have
 > /sbbs/web/root/.well-known/acme-challenge/ but apparently the js isn't
 > creating the file for Let's Encrypt to find.

Did you set up your letsyncrypt.ini file?
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