Let's Encrypt cert expires every 90 days, how to automate?
Let's Encrypt certs last 90 days. Renewal must be automatic, or every quarter is stress.
Try this first
- 1Use certbot, acme.sh or the hosting panel's built-in renewer
- 2Cron job tries renewal every 30 days
- 3Test renewal with --dry-run before trusting it
- 4Monitor cert expiry (UptimeRobot, certifytheweb)
When to bring us in
On rate-limit errors, wait or use the staging environment to test.
See also
- Domain expires tomorrow and nobody saw the emailAn expired domain doesn't transfer instantly. There's a redemption window, but you pay extra.
- Unsure whether to enable auto-renewDisabling auto-renew only makes sense for domains you'll truly drop. For anything live, just keep it on.
- New registrar asks for auth code, can't find itEPP code or transfer code is the password to move a domain from registrar A to B.
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