How To Install python2-certbot-dns-route53 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-certbot-dns-route53 on CentOS 7. python2-certbot-dns-route53 is Route53 DNS Authenticator plugin for Certbot

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-certbot-dns-route53 on CentOS 7.

What is python2-certbot-dns-route53

This certbot plugin automates the process of completing an ACME dns-01 challenge by creating, and subsequently removing, TXT records using AWS Route53. This is the Python 2 version of the package.

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-certbot-dns-route53 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-certbot-dns-route53.

Install python2-certbot-dns-route53 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python2-certbot-dns-route53 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-certbot-dns-route53

Install python2-certbot-dns-route53 on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python2-certbot-dns-route53 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-certbot-dns-route53

How To Uninstall python2-certbot-dns-route53 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python2-certbot-dns-route53 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python2-certbot-dns-route53

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-certbot-dns-route53 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.