# Discourse-setup uses ifconfig to check the IP address for Let's Encrypt, but it's not available on Debian stretch

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-uses-ifconfig-to-check-the-ip-address-for-lets-encrypt-but-its-not-available-on-debian-stretch/61080>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [16 Abril, 2017 21:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-uses-ifconfig-to-check-the-ip-address-for-lets-encrypt-but-its-not-available-on-debian-stretch/61080 "2017-04-16T21:14:53Z")\
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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:** [16 Abril, 2017 21:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-setup-uses-ifconfig-to-check-the-ip-address-for-lets-encrypt-but-its-not-available-on-debian-stretch/61080/2 "2017-04-16T21:17:07Z")

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Aha this is an issue for @pfaffman

I wonder how many distros do not have this command? I suggest we skip the check if the command is missing, assuming it is a rare thing in a distro.

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