# Re-installing and Let's Encrypt

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-installing-and-lets-encrypt/300358>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [March 21, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-installing-and-lets-encrypt/300358 "2024-03-21T13:48:33Z")\
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Rebuild should not reissue a certificate every time, only when it is due for renewal,

If you are wiping the server and then re-installing discourse then it will become a problem.

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