# My Discourse is Down. Certificate Issue?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-discourse-is-down-certificate-issue/228347
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [May 29, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-discourse-is-down-certificate-issue/228347 "2022-05-29T03:47:10Z")
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### Author: ![agungor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/agungor/32/260344_2.png) [@agungor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/agungor)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2022, 3:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-discourse-is-down-certificate-issue/228347/2 "2022-05-29T03:59:43Z")

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Looks like your Let’s Encrypt cert expired today. I suggest reviewing the document below—especially the Debugging section:

> [@Set up HTTPS support with Let's Encrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-https-support-with-lets-encrypt/40709):
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> bookmark This is a guide for enabling HTTPS on an existing Discourse installation using Let’s Encrypt. It assumes prior installation without HTTPS enabled. person_raising_hand Required user level: System Administrator exclamation This guide is only for existing installs where HTTPS is not enabled. Following the [official setup guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md) automatically enables HTTPS by default. So you’d like to add https to your Discourse absolutely free, courtesy of our friends at [Let’s Encrypt?](https://letsencrypt.org/)bell I…

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