Enabling Let's Encrypt on a secondary machine

After installing FileMaker Server on the primary machine and on a secondary machines, the following processes enables Let's Encrypt certificate automation on the secondary machine.

• To enable Let's Encrypt from the primary machine Admin Console:

  1. From the primary machine Admin Console Connectors > Web Publishing page, click Request Let's Encrypt Certificate.

  2. Follow the dialog instructions.

  3. When successful, restart the secondary machine for the certificate to take effect.

• To enable Let's Encrypt from the secondary machine Admin Console:

  1. From the primary machine Admin Console Configuration > SSL Configuration page, click Request Let's Encrypt Certificate.

  2. Follow the dialog instructions.

  3. When successful, restart the secondary machine for the certificate to take effect.

After enabling Let's Encrypt certificate automation on the secondary machine, the following processes allow you to renew the Let's Encrypt certificate.

• To renew the Let's Encrypt certificate from the primary machine Admin Console:

  1. From the primary machine Admin Console Connectors > Web Publishing page, click Renew Certificate.

  2. Verify success or failure in the dialog that is displayed.

  3. When successful, restart the secondary machine for the certificate to take effect.

• To renew the Let's Encrypt certificate from the secondary machine Admin Console:

  1. From the primary machine Admin Console Configuration > SSL Configuration page, click renew.

  2. Verify success or failure in the dialog that is displayed.

  3. When successful, restart the secondary machine for the certificate to take effect.

• To renew the Let's Encrypt certificate from a scheduled system script:

  1. On the primary machine Admin Console Configuration > Schedules page, run the Sys_Default_RenewLetsEncryptCertificate_On_Secondary system script.

  2. When successful, restart the secondary machine for the certificate to take effect.