Installation

Binaries

To get the binary just download the latest release for your OS/Arch from the release page and put the binary somewhere convenient. lego does not assume anything about the location you run it from.

From Docker

docker run goacme/lego -h

From package managers

  • ArchLinux (official):

    pacman -S lego
    
  • ArchLinux (AUR) (official):

    yay -S lego-bin
    
  • Snap (official):

    sudo snap install lego
    
  • FreeBSD (Ports) (unofficial):

    cd /usr/ports/security/lego && make install clean
    
  • Gentoo (unofficial):

    You can enable GURU repository and then:

    emerge app-crypt/lego
    
  • Homebrew (unofficial):

    brew install lego
    

    or

    pkg install lego
    

From sources

Requirements:

  • go1.17+
  • environment variable: GO111MODULE=on

To install the latest version from sources, just run:

go install github.com/go-acme/lego/v4/cmd/lego@latest

or

git clone git@github.com:go-acme/lego.git
cd lego
make        # tests + doc + build
make build  # only build