If AutoSSL is failing due to being redirected to https://….well-known
then add the following to web-root .htaccess file:
RewriteEngine onhttps://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/.well-known/acme-challenge [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ [R=301,L]