# CERTBOT automatic renewal: Will "1 certificate per domain" be maintained? **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [December 13, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/certbot-automatic-renewal-will-1-certificate-per-domain-be-maintained/24063 "2016-12-13T17:52:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ml48603-2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@ml48603-2](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/ml48603-2)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/certbot-automatic-renewal-will-1-certificate-per-domain-be-maintained/24063/1 "2016-12-13T17:52:11Z")
I like this automated solution, but need to maintain “one certificate per domain” even after the auto renewal occurs. I have automated the CERTBOT client with crontab -e ``` # # LetsEncrypt Daily Auto Renewal Check with certbot ACME client # 21 8 * * * /usr/bin/letsencrypt renew ``` When the cronjob runs I get an email that the cronjob has run successfully. -----Original Message----- From: Cron Daemon [[mailto:root@myserver.com](mailto:root@myserver.com)] Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 12:41 PM To: [root@myserver.com](mailto:root@myserver.com) Subject: Cron [root@northpawfamilycloud](mailto:root@northpawfamilycloud) /usr/bin/letsencrypt renew Processing /etc/letsencrypt/renewal/calendar.northpawfamilycloud.xyz.conf The following certs are not due for renewal yet: /etc/letsencrypt/live/calendar.northpawfamilycloud.xyz/fullchain.pem (skipped) No renewals were attempted. -----END Original Message----- I plan to install several other LetsEncrypt certificates individually, as opposed to many domains all on one certificate. My question is when the certificate is eligible for autorenewal will the cronjob: 21 8 \* \* \* /usr/bin/letsencrypt renew renew each certificate eligible for renewal individually, or will multiple domains be conglomerated into one renewal certificate composed of all the domains that were eligible for renewal when the cronjob ran ? I like this automated solution, but need to maintain “one certificate per domain” even after the auto renewal occurs. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / Apache ---
**Author:** ![mnordhoff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/mnordhoff/32/22583_2.png) [@mnordhoff](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/mnordhoff)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2016, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/certbot-automatic-renewal-will-1-certificate-per-domain-be-maintained/24063/2 "2016-12-13T19:16:20Z")
`certbot renew` doesn’t change things. It reissues certificates as they originally were (following the generated configuration files in `/etc/letsencrypt/renewal/`). It won’t combine things. ---
**Author:** ![ml48603-2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@ml48603-2](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/ml48603-2)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2016, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/certbot-automatic-renewal-will-1-certificate-per-domain-be-maintained/24063/3 "2016-12-15T16:26:46Z")
Thanks Merry Christmas ! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2017, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/certbot-automatic-renewal-will-1-certificate-per-domain-be-maintained/24063/4 "2017-01-14T16:26:48Z")
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