# Generate a Let’s Encrypt Certificate for Silo with Certbot
LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)
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[Let’s Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/) is a new free, automated, and open source, Certificate Authority.
[Certbot](https://certbot.eff.org/) is a console based certificate generation tool for Let’s Encrypt.
In this recipe, we will generate a Let’s Encypt certificate using Certbot. This certificate will then be deployed for use in the MinIO server.
## 1. Prerequisites {#prerequisites}
- Install MinIO Server using the [Red Hat Linux deployment guide](https://silo.pgsty.com/operations/deployments/baremetal-deploy-minio-on-redhat-linux/#procedure).
- Install Certbot from the [Certbot website](https://certbot.eff.org/).
## 2. Dependencies {#dependencies}
- Port 443 for https needs to be open and available at time of executing `certbot`.
- Certbot needs root access while executing because only root is allowed to bind to any port below 1024.
- We will be using our own domain `myminio.com` as an example in this recipe. Replace with your own domain under your setup.
## 3. Recipe Steps {#recipe-steps}
### Step 1: Install Certbot {#step-1-install-certbot}
Install Certbot by following the documentation at .
### Step 2: Generate Let’s Encrypt cert {#step-2-generate-let-s-encrypt-cert}
```sh
# certbot certonly --standalone -d myminio.com --staple-ocsp -m test@yourdomain.io --agree-tos
```
### Step 3: Verify Certificates {#step-3-verify-certificates}
List your certs saved in `/etc/letsencrypt/live/myminio.com` directory.
```sh
$ ls -l /etc/letsencrypt/live/myminio.com
total 4
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 Aug 2 09:58 cert.pem -> ../../archive/myminio.com/cert4.pem
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 38 Aug 2 09:58 chain.pem -> ../../archive/myminio.com/chain4.pem
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 42 Aug 2 09:58 fullchain.pem -> ../../archive/myminio.com/fullchain4.pem
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 40 Aug 2 09:58 privkey.pem -> ../../archive/myminio.com/privkey4.pem
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 543 May 10 22:07 README
```
### Step 4: Set up SSL on MinIO Server with the certificates. {#step-4-set-up-ssl-on-minio-server-with-the-certificates}
The certificate and key generated via Certbot needs to be placed inside user’s home directory.
```sh
$ cp /etc/letsencrypt/live/myminio.com/fullchain.pem /home/user/.minio/certs/public.crt
$ cp /etc/letsencrypt/live/myminio.com/privkey.pem /home/user/.minio/certs/private.key
```
### Step 5: Change ownership of certificates. {#step-5-change-ownership-of-certificates}
```sh
$ sudo chown user:user /home/user/.minio/certs/private.key
$ sudo chown user:user /home/user/.minio/certs/public.crt
```
### Step 6: Start MinIO Server using HTTPS. {#step-6-start-minio-server-using-https}
If you are not going to run MinIO with `root` privileges, you will need to give MinIO the capability of listening on ports less than 1024 using the following command:
```sh
sudo setcap 'cap_net_bind_service=+ep' ./minio
```
Now, you can start MinIO Server on port “443”.
```sh
$ ./minio server --address ":443" /mnt/data
```
If you are using dockerized version of MinIO then you would need to
```sh
$ sudo docker run -p 443:443 -v /home/user/.minio:/root/.minio/ -v /home/user/data:/data minio/minio server --address ":443" /data
```
### Step 7: Visit [https://myminio.com](https://myminio.com) in the browser. {#step-7-visit-https-myminio-com-in-the-browser}
