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Failed to renew certificate npm-## with error: Some challenges have failed. / Let's Encrypt rennewval in v2.13.7

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Description

Failed to renew certificate npm-## with error: Some challenges have failed.

All renewals failed. The following certificates could not be renewed:

/etc/letsencrypt/live/npm-##/fullchain.pem (failure)

1 renew failure(s), 0 parse failure(s)

Ask for help or search for solutions at https://community.letsencrypt.org. See the logfile /data/logs/letsencrypt.log or re-run Certbot with -v for more details.

[7/2/2026] [3:02:03 PM] [SSL ] › ℹ info Renewing LetsEncrypt certificates for Cert #90

[7/2/2026] [3:02:03 PM] [SSL ] › ℹ info Command: certbot renew --force-renewal --config /etc/letsencrypt.ini --work-dir /tmp/letsencrypt-lib --logs-dir /data/logs --cert-name npm-90 --preferred-challenges http --no-random-sleep-on-renew --disable-hook-validation

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Research direction

Start with the renewal output and the Certbot command shown in the issue, then inspect /data/logs/letsencrypt.log and rerun Certbot with -v as suggested. Determine why the HTTP challenge fails for certificate npm-90; done means the certificate renews successfully without the reported challenge error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
nginx
Domain
infrastructure, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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