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This is such a clusterfuck I don't even know where to begin. I am very happy that "pay money" for DV SSL certs is going the way of the dinosaur, with Let's Encrypt.

The only SSL cert you should ever pay money for is $90/year for an EV SSL cert for an ecommerce/product purchasing website where people are entering credit card details. The big friendly green bar GUI element, for non-technical users, is worth it.

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> I am very happy that "pay money" for DV SSL certs is going the way of the dinosaur, with Let's Encrypt.

> The only SSL cert you should ever pay money for...

You can still "pay" Lets Encrypt, my understanding is that as a non-profit they rely primarily on sponsorship and donations. If you are using them in production for a product making money one could at least consider throwing them a donation. If no one contributes we don't get to have nice things like LetsEncrypt!

I would pay for an acme endpoint that is not rate limited.

You don't have to pay; you just have to ask. :-)

https://letsencrypt.org/docs/rate-limits/#overrides

And it just "takes a few weeks"!

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