# Avoiding the Letsencrypt limit

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoiding-the-letsencrypt-limit/219949>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [March 3, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoiding-the-letsencrypt-limit/219949 "2022-03-03T12:36:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avoiding-the-letsencrypt-limit/219949/1 "2022-03-03T12:36:47Z")

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Having already hit the limit and having to wait, I know the frustration so I need to know.

- Does a rebuild ask for a certificate every time?
- can I comment out the letsencrypt part in app.yml after getting a certificate, will this break something?
- Is there a way to rebuild without asking for a certificate?

I’ll need to rebuild when I copy uploads and backups to new the storage drive, if it doesn’t work I’ll need to revert changes and rebuild again, I don’t want to hit the limit again and have to wait another week.

Thanks in advance

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