# Setting up Let's Encrypt for multisite

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-lets-encrypt-for-multisite/44980>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [19 במאי,‏ 2016,‏ 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-lets-encrypt-for-multisite/44980 "2016-05-19T17:13:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![AstonJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/astonj/32/215041_2.png) [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Post date:** [19 במאי,‏ 2016,‏ 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-lets-encrypt-for-multisite/44980/1 "2016-05-19T17:13:47Z")

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> [@Set up HTTPS support with Let's Encrypt](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-https-support-with-lets-encrypt/40709/1):
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> ⚠ Is Discourse the only website on your server?  
> If you are already using web.socketed.template.yml, because you host other websites via port 80 on the same server, stop. You should be using a Let’s Encrypt client on the host system; the validation will fail as the client used is unable to bind to unix sockets.

I’ve got three Discourse forums on this server as well as numerous other sites ([as per this howto](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-set-up-discourse-on-a-server-with-existing-apache-sites/30013)) - any idea what the best way is for me to use lets encrypt for my discourse forums? (I’m assuming the guide in this thread won’t work?)

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