# Let's Encrypt: Azure hostname issue

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypt-azure-hostname-issue/71972>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [October 13, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypt-azure-hostname-issue/71972 "2017-10-13T00:45:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 13, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypt-azure-hostname-issue/71972/13 "2017-10-13T22:42:42Z")

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> [@CyberSathya](#):
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> (A typical reason for failure is an AWS server with an elastic IP.)

@pfaffman you can just add Azure to this text if Azure does things this way too? Very simple fix.

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