---
title: Install go-acme/lego on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of go-acme/lego for on Ubuntu - A Let's Encrypt
  client.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/lego/ubuntu
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# Install go-acme/lego on **Ubuntu**

# go-acme/lego (lego)

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/lego/ubuntu#install)

#### A Let's Encrypt client.

Lego is a Let's Encrypt client and ACME library written in Go.

The lego snap makes it easy to install and use lego on any Linux distribution that supports snaps.

Usage:

`sudo snap install lego`

`sudo snap connect lego:dot-lego`

`sudo lego --email="you@example.com" --domains="example.com" --server=https://acme-staging-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory --http --http.port :8080 run`

### Package name

* lego

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### License

* Apache-2.0

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### Last updated

* 23 September 2026 - latest/stable
* 23 September 2026 - latest/edge

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### Websites

* [go-acme.github.io](https://go-acme.github.io/lego/ "https://go-acme.github.io/lego/")

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### Contact

* [goacme.bsky.social](https://goacme.bsky.social "https://goacme.bsky.social")

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### Donations

* [github.com/sponsors/ldez](https://github.com/sponsors/ldez "https://github.com/sponsors/ldez")

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### Source code

* [github.com/go-acme/lego](https://github.com/go-acme/lego "https://github.com/go-acme/lego")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/go-acme/lego/issues](https://github.com/go-acme/lego/issues "https://github.com/go-acme/lego/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

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

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install go-acme/lego

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

If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install go-acme/lego

To install go-acme/lego, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install lego
```

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