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 ### Backends
 #### Letsencrypt
+
+*letsencrypt-backend-config*
+
+```
+# days of validity left on a certificate bevore it is renewed
+remainingdays: 28
+
+# challange type to use, can be:
+# 'dns-01': use the dns challange and a custom power dns backend
+# 'http-01: use the http challange and deploy the challanges to a webserver
+challange: dns-01
+
+# servers to deploy a challange to
+challangeserver: []
+```
+
 #### Selfsigned
 
 ## Paths