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[#3451] small changes to the standalone documentation (#4247)

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yomna 2017-03-02 17:28:45 -08:00 committed by Brad Warren
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@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ the ``--nginx`` flag on the commandline.
Standalone
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Use standalone mode to obtain a cert if you don't want to use (or don't currently have)
existing server software. The standalone plugin does not rely on any other server
software running on the machine where you obtain the cert.
To obtain a cert using a "standalone" webserver, you can use the
standalone plugin by including ``certonly`` and ``--standalone``
on the command line. This plugin needs to bind to port 80 or 443 in
@ -154,10 +158,8 @@ one of the options shown below on the command line.
* ``--standalone-supported-challenges http-01`` to use port 80
* ``--standalone-supported-challenges tls-sni-01`` to use port 443
The standalone plugin does not rely on any other server software running
on the machine where you obtain the certificate. It must still be possible
for that machine to accept inbound connections from the Internet on the
specified port using each requested domain name.
It must still be possible for your machine to accept inbound connections from
the Internet on the specified port using each requested domain name.
Manual
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