Certbot DNS Challenge and TXT Record

tmciver

There are many instructions online on how to use certbot to create a wildcard certificate like this one. I created a DNS TXT record in my Opalstack dashboard and pasted the value given to me by certbot. The first unexpected thing I saw, or didn't see, was the newly created TXT record: it did not show up anywhere that I could see. I tried creating it again but was told that it already existed.

I continued with the instructions but was quickly told by certbot that the challenge had failed. I saw this:

Certbot failed to authenticate some domains (authenticator: manual). The Certificate Authority reported these problems:
Domain: timmciver.com
Type: unauthorized
Detail: No TXT record found at _acme-challenge.timmciver.com

I'd appreciate any insight about this issue.

tmciver

Clarification: I just tried running through this again and realized I was a bit confused. I created the domain "_acme-challenge.timmciver.com", but it does not show up in the list of domains. I believe I then added TXT record to timmciver.com - the wrong domain, but I have no way of adding the TXT record to _acme-challenge.timmciver.com given that I cannot see it to select it.

nick

tmciver Apologies for the inconvenience. Our UI filters out those domains because in the past we used to manage acme challenge subdomains for you. Please open a support ticket and we will provide guidance on how to access the hidden subdomain.