Anchor Relay
Fast, free browser-trusted HTTPS certificates via ACME relay
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Launched
- August 20, 2025
- Stage
- Unknown
- Pricing
- freemium
- Founder
- geemus
- Website
- anchor.dev
Anchor Relay is a service that simplifies obtaining Let's Encrypt certificates by acting as an ACME API frontend with DNS delegation for challenge records. It eliminates the need to expose port 80 or forward HTTP—all certificate validation happens outbound. The service currently provides free, automated 90 day certificates trusted by all browsers, with plans to add Google Trust Services and short lived certificates. It works out of the box with tools like Certbot, Caddy, and cert manager.
Discovered via
- Hacker News Show HN · · Show HN: Anchor Relay – A faster, easier way to get Let's Encrypt certificates