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How to Renew an Expired SSL Certificate

Step-by-step guide to renewing an expired SSL certificate using Let's Encrypt.

If your SSL certificate has expired, visitors will see a security warning.

Using Certbot (Let's Encrypt)

  1. Install Certbot: apt install certbot python3-certbot-nginx
  2. Renew: certbot renew
  3. Test auto-renewal: certbot renew --dry-run

Using cPanel

  1. Log into cPanel
  2. Go to SSL/TLS status
  3. Click Run AutoSSL

After Renewal

  • Restart your web server
  • Clear any CDN cache
  • Verify with our SSL checker

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