Certbot
Certbot is EFF's tool to obtain certs from Let's Encrypt and (optionally) auto-enable HTTPS on your server. It can also act as a client for any other CA that uses the ACME protocol. observed · 2026-10-10
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 81
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 30.5
- age_days: 4361
- days_rel: 49
- days_push: 11
- n_releases_24m: 21
Adoption not part of the score
33262 stars · 3506 forks observed · 2026-10-10
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-05, confidence 0.97
Certbot is a command‑line tool that automates the acquisition and renewal of TLS certificates from Let’s Encrypt and any ACME‑compatible certificate authority. It can also configure web servers to enable HTTPS automatically.
Use cases
- obtain a free TLS certificate for a website
- automatically renew existing Let’s Encrypt certificates
- configure Apache or Nginx to use HTTPS with a single command
- manage certificates for multiple domains on a server
- integrate ACME certificate issuance into custom deployment scripts
When to choose
- you need a free, automated solution for TLS certificates on Linux/macOS/Windows
- your infrastructure uses Apache, Nginx, or other supported web servers
- you prefer a mature, community‑maintained ACME client with extensive documentation
When to avoid
- you require a GUI‑based certificate manager
- your environment relies on a non‑ACME certificate authority without custom plugins
- you need deep integration with cloud‑native certificate services (e.g., AWS Certificate Manager) that are not ACME‑based
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli sdk workflow-automation security networking windows python acme letsencrypt certificate-management tls auto-https devops linux macos docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/certbot/certbot · fetched 2026-10-10 · c1d1219adbf3
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/certbot/json · fetched 2026-09-21 · 8868e0a11f41
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| certbot/certbot | main | 93 |
| certbot/certbot-docker | mirror | 10 |
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