Create a Wildcard SSL Certificate for GoDaddy + Certbot on Mac

PREREQUISıTES

• You should be able to modify your DNS settings for your domain.
• You should be able to access cPanel for your domain on GoDaddy.

INSTALL CERTBOT

​Run this command on the command line on the machine to install Certbot.

$ brew install certbot

RUN CERTBOT

Replace "yourdomain.com" with your domain name in the below command.

$ ​sudo certbot certonly  --manual --preferred-challenges=dns --email [email protected] -d *.yourdomain.com -d yourdomain.com

​DEPLOY a DNS TXT RECORD on GoDaddy

Go to your DNS settings on GoDaddy and create a TXT record

​Before continuing, verify the TXT record has been deployed. Depending on the DNS
provider, this may take some time, from a few seconds to multiple minutes.

You can check if it has finished deploying with aid of online tools, such as the Google
Admin Toolbox: https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/dig/#TXT/_acme-challenge.yourdomain.com.
Look for one or more bolded line(s) below the line ';ANSWER'. It should show the
value(s) you've just added.