Hi @domq!
Thanks so much for your post. I’m JP, I have the unique opportunity to work for Let’s Encrypt in both of the areas you are describing.
We always appreciate donations to Let’s Encrypt. We truly seek to break down the financial, educational, and technical barriers for a more secure Web and can definitely use the monetary support of persons and organizations who have the means to do so!
Everyone should be able to use Let’s Encrypt, in both small ways (securing personal blogs or websites) and in big ways (like the thousands of servers Datto uses Let’s Encrypt on https://www.datto.com/tech-culture/how-datto-is-issuing-lets-encrypt-certificates-for-65-000-servers ). Luckily, for those big ways that need the higher rate limits, we do have a get out of jail without a small donation! The RTFM phase (RTFM= Read The Fancy Manual, correct?) to reach those higher limits is this document: https://letsencrypt.org/docs/rate-limits/ . I feel so very strongly that every large integrator should read that document as well as this one: https://letsencrypt.org/docs/integration-guide/ as it will help the large integrator make a great implementation. By reading the docs, many large Let’s Encrypt integrators are able to build their environment in a way that their certificates are issued so seamlessly they don’t often have to think about it!
That all being said, I triage the rate limit adjustment requests that come in through the form in the documentation. If I can be of help, please let me know.
Thanks for using Let’s Encrypt in big ways, I hope to see you and potentially your organization supporting a more encrypted Web in big ways too!
Best,
JP