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+letsencrypt certonly \
+  --agree-tos --email john.doe@example.com \
+  --standalone \
+  --domains example.com,www.example.com \
+  --server https://acme-staging.api.letsencrypt.org/directory \
+  --config-dir ~/letsencrypt/etc