I use a website monitoring tool which reported that the domain g3vcg.org.uk had an out of date SSL certificate. On checking it seems somehow I'd deleted snap on the server, so no certificates were renewing. That's now fixed. Does Let's encrypt send a message when certificates are not renewing? If s…

Let's Encrypt doesn't send out account-specific emails themselves (though you can sign up for their newsletters for general updates). They do have documentation linking to some monitoring systems you may want to explore, but you may want to see if whatever website monitoring tool you're already usin…

[image] petercooperjr: Let's Encrypt doesn't send out account-specific emails themselves Not any more since mid 2025 to be exact. @drkirkby See Support Ended for Expiration Notification Emails for more info.

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Getting an email when certificates are about to expire

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Not any more since mid 2025 to be exact. @drkirkby See Support Ended for Expiration Notification Emails for more info.

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Getting an email when certificates are about to expire

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