How does Cloudflare's free SSL certificate differ from a self-managed Let's Encrypt certificate?

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How does Cloudflare's free SSL certificate differ from a self-managed Let's Encrypt certificate?
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With a self-managed Let's Encrypt certificate, you're responsible for obtaining, installing, and renewing the certificate. Cloudflare automates this process, simplifying SSL management significantly. You also don't need to configure the web server to forward the certificate.