---
title: Install certbot on openSUSE using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of certbot for on openSUSE - Automatically configure
  HTTPS using Let's Encrypt
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/certbot/opensuse
---

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# Install certbot on **openSUSE**

# certbot

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/certbot/opensuse#install)

#### Automatically configure HTTPS using Let's Encrypt

The objective of Certbot, Let's Encrypt, and the ACME (Automated
Certificate Management Environment) protocol is to make it possible
to set up an HTTPS server and have it automatically obtain a
browser-trusted certificate, without any human intervention. This is
accomplished by running a certificate management agent on the web
server.

This agent is used to:

* Automatically prove to the Let's Encrypt CA that you control the website
* Obtain a browser-trusted certificate and set it up on your web server
* Keep track of when your certificate is going to expire, and renew it
* Help you revoke the certificate if that ever becomes necessary.

### Package name

* certbot

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 1 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 8 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [certbot.eff.org](https://certbot.eff.org "https://certbot.eff.org")

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### Contact

* [github.com/certbot/certbot/issues](https://github.com/certbot/certbot/issues "https://github.com/certbot/certbot/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/certbot/opensuse#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on openSUSE and install certbot

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed from the command line on openSUSE Leap 15.x and Tumbleweed.

You need first add the *snappy* repository from the terminal. Choose the appropriate command depending on your installed openSUSE flavor.

Tumbleweed:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Tumbleweed snappy
```

Leap 15.x:

```
sudo zypper addrepo --refresh https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/system:/snappy/openSUSE_Leap_15.6 snappy
```

If needed, Swap out `openSUSE_Leap_15.` for, `openSUSE_Leap_16.0` if you’re using a different version of openSUSE.

With the repository added, import its GPG key:

```
sudo zypper --gpg-auto-import-keys refresh
```

Finally, upgrade the package cache to include the new *snappy* repository:

```
sudo zypper dup --from snappy
```

Snap can now be installed with the following:

```
sudo zypper install snapd
```

You then need to either reboot, logout/login or `source /etc/profile` to have /snap/bin added to PATH.
Additionally, enable and start both the *snapd* and the *snapd.apparmor* services with the following commands:

```
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.apparmor
```

### Install certbot

To install certbot, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install certbot --classic
```

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