# Let's Encrypt - without auto configuration

DevFeed: [Let's Encrypt - without auto configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/let-s-encrypt-without-auto-configuration-27635.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://gagor.pro/2016/01/lets-encrypt-without-auto-configuration/>)

Author: Tom

Published: 2016-01-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tomasz Gągor](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tomasz-gagor.md>)

Topics: [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Script](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/script.md>), [configuration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/configuration.md>), [Unix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/unix.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [automatic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automatic.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [let-s-encrypt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/let-s-encrypt.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [openssl](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openssl.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [script](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/script.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>), [unix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/unix.md>)

## AI overview

The author explains a preference for using Let's Encrypt through the acme-tiny Python script, which uses the Let's Encrypt API while leaving configuration under the user's control. The article criticizes automatic configuration tools and points readers to the project's documentation.

## Source excerpt

From the first moment I heard about Let's Encrypt I liked it and wanted to use it as fast as possible. But the more I read how they want to implement it, the more I dislike it. Current project with automatic configuration is not what I want to use at all. I have many very complicated configs and I do not trust such tools enough to use them. I like UNIX's single purpose principle, tools should do one thing and do it well - nothing more.