To obtain a DNS verified certificate for the websockert server: certbot certonly -d w02.wrede.ca -d ws.wrede.ca --dns-rfc2136 --dns-rfc2136-credentials /usr/local/etc/letsencrypt/certbot_dns_rfc2136.ini --dns-rfc2136-propagation-seconds 10 and the rfc2136.ini file looks like: # Target DNS server dns_rfc2136_server = 192.168.196.248 # Target DNS port dns_rfc2136_port = 53 # TSIG key name dns_rfc2136_name = tsig-key # TSIG key secret dns_rfc2136_secret = 1KsWP8ZkZxBDKS0RQ2n3bkz1xpVPtz3Tk1y3r/dF+4knwGBzscse8iewaEr/6jUtxaL1taGME6eqSDtV2SD8NQ== # TSIG key algorithm dns_rfc2136_algorithm = HMAC-SHA512