As I proceed to delete the droplets website from the networking records, I cannot delete the droplet s I receive a sliding popup stating “DNS domain is currently in use by a Let’s Encrypt certificate, deleting this domain would prevent the Let’s Encrypt certificate renewal.”
Why can I not destroy the droplet?
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Hey @paolotrulli,
You cannot delete a domain if a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate is still associated with that domain.
To resolve this error, Check the - delete the SSL certificate associated with the domain you want to delete article and then retry deleting the domain.
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