{"id":6133,"date":"2021-02-20T22:28:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T16:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/?p=6133"},"modified":"2021-02-20T22:28:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T16:58:40","slug":"how-to-install-a-lets-encrypt-ssl-cert-on-microsoft-iis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/how-to-install-a-lets-encrypt-ssl-cert-on-microsoft-iis\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install a Let\u2019s Encrypt SSL cert on Microsoft IIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Download the latest <strong>Windows ACME Simple<\/strong> (WACS) ZIP file from the Github releases page, <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PKISharp\/win-acme\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/github.com\/PKISharp\/win-acme\/releases<\/a>.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Next extract the zip file to a folder of your choice. I am placing it in <em>C:\\inetpub\\letsencrypt<\/em> folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-from-2021-02-20-22-20-18.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"694\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-from-2021-02-20-22-20-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-from-2021-02-20-22-20-18.png 694w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-from-2021-02-20-22-20-18-300x112.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Right click on <strong>wacs.exe<\/strong> and select <strong>Run as Administrator<\/strong> to start the Windows ACME Simple wizard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-from-2021-02-20-22-21-58.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-from-2021-02-20-22-21-58.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-from-2021-02-20-22-21-58.png 695w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-from-2021-02-20-22-21-58-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-from-2021-02-20-22-21-58-670x300.png 670w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Select <strong>N<\/strong> to create a new certificate and follow the steps accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Select the site Id or site from the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Enter an email address to be used for notifications about any potential issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s it for installing a Let\u2019s Encrypt SSL cert on IIS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download the latest Windows ACME Simple (WACS) ZIP file from the Github releases page, https:\/\/github.com\/PKISharp\/win-acme\/releases. 2. 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