VESTACP Fix – Error: Fetching site: remote error: tls: handshake failure

Last updated on October 30th, 2020 at 10:35 am.

If you are using Vesta Control panel to run your web project  and you experience an error for letsencrypt such as the one below:

Error: Fetching https://bizanosa.com/.well-known/acme-challenge/ remote error: tls: handshake failure

Here is a quick fix for you.

 Note that this fix only works for you iff (if and Only if ) you are using Cloudflare, if you are not using cloud flare then you will not get the answers in this post.

First of all this error comes about when VestaCp tries to automatically renew your Letsenrypt certificates.,

If you are using Cloudflare here is what you need to do:

STEP 1 : Log into Cloudflare

Log into your Cloudflare Account. Just go to https://dash.cloudflare.com

STEP 2 : Choose your website

Choose your website url on Cloud flare.

STEP 2 : Choose your website

STEP 3 : Choose Advanced Settings

Under Your Website Home page Overview Choose Advanced, to reveal more options.

STEP 3 : Choose Advanced Settings

STEP 4 :  Pause Cloud flare

Click on the Pause button, to pause cloudflare. DNS will continue working , however other services will be paused.

STEP 4 : Pause Cloud flare

Remember that after you finish up with the next steps you will need to follow the above steps and reactivate / resume on Cloudflare for your Website.

Next steps involve manually recreating the LetsEncrypt Certificates.

STEP 5 : Log into Vesta CP and go to Web

On the Vesta CP dashboard, click on Web. Then choose to edit the Website for which you want to renew letsencrypt.

STEP 5 : Log into Vesta CP and go to Web

STEP 6 :  Uncheck SSL / LetsEncrypt

Scroll down to SSL Support and uncheck Lets Encrypt Support .

STEP 6 : Uncheck SSL / LetsEncrypt

Before you even do this, scroll down to see the NOT_BEFORE and the NOT_AFTER dates . They are located right under your lets Encrypt certificates.

Once you Uncheck LetsEncrypt  SSL, Scroll down and click on Save.

STEP 7 : Generate a new Lets Encrypt Cert

After you save the changes, scroll down to SSL support.  Ensure you check it.

Then check on Lets Encrypt Support .

Then scroll down and save.

STEP 8 :  Final Steps

Refresh the page to see if the the NOT_BEFORE and the NOT_AFTER dates have changed.  If yes, well and good. If not, try again.

Finally, go back to Cloudflare and resume the Cloud flare services for your website(s).

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