# Discourse setup script hostname validation for Let's Encrypt

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-script-hostname-validation-for-lets-encrypt/141911>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [February 17, 2020, 11:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-script-hostname-validation-for-lets-encrypt/141911 "2020-02-17T23:50:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-script-hostname-validation-for-lets-encrypt/141911/9 "2020-02-19T05:41:29Z")

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Domain resolution _must_ pass @falco, otherwise setup should halt.. this is a bad change.

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