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Security2026-03-236 min read

SSL Certificate Renewal: Automate Before It Expires

How to check SSL expiration, set up auto-renewal with certbot, monitor with alerts, and handle emergency renewals.

Check Expiry

# Command line\necho | openssl s_client -connect example.com:443 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -dates -noout\n\n# Or use our tool\n# securebin.ai/tools/ssl-checker/

Auto-Renew with Certbot

sudo certbot renew --dry-run  # test\nsudo systemctl enable certbot.timer  # auto-renew

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