diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 83c7f71..e09cfe4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ curl -X DELETE \
 - [x] header to setup .host file instead of in archive
 - [x] ignore .gitignore/.host etc at root
 - [x] cerbot install in container + path env/arg
-- [ ] redirect /.well-known/acme-challenge to specific path
+- [x] redirect /.well-known/acme-challenge to specific path
 - [ ] certbot/self-signed create/renew in specific dir
+- [ ] better logger
 - [ ] renew command
 - [ ] https mode w/ multiple hosts
 - [ ] restart command (on new/deleted host)
diff --git a/data/.certbot/.gitignore b/data/.certbot/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c96a04f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/.certbot/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*
+!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/.gitignore b/data/.gitignore
index c96a04f..267f3f0 100644
--- a/data/.gitignore
+++ b/data/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *
-!.gitignore
\ No newline at end of file
+!.gitignore
+!.certbot
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/handler.py b/src/handler.py
index 1ceee5e..f129046 100644
--- a/src/handler.py
+++ b/src/handler.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from . import project, params, registry, data_dir
 class StaplerRequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
     protocol_version = "HTTP/2.0"
     server_version = "StaplerServer/" + project.get_version()
+    CERTBOT_CHALLENGE_PATH = "/.well-known/acme-challenge"
 
     def __init__(
         self, *args, params: params.Parameters, registry: registry.Registry, **kwargs
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ class StaplerRequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
         self.data_dir = data_dir.DataDir(params.data_dir)
         self.max_size_bytes = params.max_size_bytes
         self.registry = registry
+        self.certbot_www = os.path.realpath(params.certbot_www)
         super().__init__(*args, directory=params.data_dir, **kwargs)
 
     def list_directory(self, *_, **__):
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ class StaplerRequestHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
         self.send_error(http.HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND, "File not found")
 
     def translate_path(self, path: str) -> str:
+        if path.startswith(self.CERTBOT_CHALLENGE_PATH):
+            return self.certbot_www + path.removeprefix(self.CERTBOT_CHALLENGE_PATH)
         if (page := self.registry.get_from_host(self.get_host())) is not None:
             path = f"/{page.path}" + path
         path = super().translate_path(path)
diff --git a/src/server.py b/src/server.py
index d28f430..91094ed 100644
--- a/src/server.py
+++ b/src/server.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import http.server
+import os
 
-from . import params, handler, registry
+from . import params, handler, registry, project
 
 
 class StaplerServer:
     def __init__(self, params: params.Parameters):
-        self.default_host = params.host
-        self.registry = registry.Registry(params)
         self.params = params
+        self.registry = registry.Registry(params)
         self.server = http.server.ThreadingHTTPServer(
             (params.bind, params.port),
             self.request_handler,
@@ -18,10 +18,21 @@ class StaplerServer:
             *args, params=self.params, registry=self.registry
         )
 
-    def start(self):
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"StaplerServer ({project.get_version()})"
+
+    def __init_certbot_www(self):
+        os.makedirs(self.params.certbot_www, exist_ok=True)
+
+    def __startup(self):
+        print(f"{self}: starting up...")
         self.registry.load_pages()
+        self.__init_certbot_www()
+
+    def start(self):
+        self.__startup()
         print(
-            f"{handler.StaplerRequestHandler.server_version} serving on http://{self.default_host}:{self.server.server_port}..."
+            f"{self}: serving on http://{self.params.host}:{self.server.server_port}..."
         )
         try:
             self.server.serve_forever()