# SSL Cert automated renewal - anything on the radar?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ssl-cert-automated-renewal-anything-on-the-radar/117083>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [September 15, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ssl-cert-automated-renewal-anything-on-the-radar/117083 "2026-09-15T13:02:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![tgarrison](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/tgarrison/32/80965_2.png) [@tgarrison](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tgarrison)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ssl-cert-automated-renewal-anything-on-the-radar/117083/1 "2026-09-15T13:02:54Z")

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With SSL Expirations set to reach 1 month in 2029 (meaning you'll have to renew your cert every month), does IA have any plans to automate SSL renewal? At least with those SSL providers that support ACME? Something like a built in certbot?

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Bingham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Chris\_Bingham](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Chris_Bingham)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ssl-cert-automated-renewal-anything-on-the-radar/117083/2 "2026-09-15T13:46:32Z")

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Here's a guide from a while back that is still valid today:

> **[Let's Encrypt Guide for Ignition](https://inductiveautomation.com/resources/article/lets-encrypt-guide-for-ignition)**
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> Ignition 8.0.3 introduces support for hot-reloading the Gateway’s SSL keystore. This capability enables Ignition to play well with services such as Let’s Encrypt which provide for automatic SSL certificate management. This article walks through one...

Since implementing this (and other SecOps & CI/CD) to our gateways, I suppose I prefer this external-to-Ignition approach.