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How to adjust auto-renewal period for Let’s Encrypt certificates in Plesk?

Question

How to change SSL It! auto-renewal period?

Answer

SSL It! auto-renewal period can be adjusted by changing how far in advance of the expiration date Let’s Encrypt Certificates are renewed (default value is 30 days):

  1. Connect to the server via RDP/SSH.

  2. Open panel.ini configuration file.

  3. Append the following values to the file (change 45 to the number of days Let's Encrypt certificate will be auto-renewed before expiration):

    [ext-sslit]
    renew-before-expiration = 45