SSL Certificate Expiry

Httpeace automatically monitors your SSL certificates and sends alerts at 30, 14, and 7 days before expiration:

• Add your domain to Httpeace
• We automatically check certificate expiration daily
• Get instant alerts via email, Slack, or webhook before expiry
• Follow the renewal instructions in your dashboard

Manual SSL certificate monitoring requires significant ongoing effort:

# Check certificate expiry via command line
echo | openssl s_client -servername yourdomain.com \
  -connect yourdomain.com:443 2>/dev/null | \
  openssl x509 -noout -dates

# Parse the expiration date
echo | openssl s_client -servername yourdomain.com \
  -connect yourdomain.com:443 2>/dev/null | \
  openssl x509 -noout -enddate | cut -d= -f2

# Calculate days until expiry
EXPIRY=$(echo | openssl s_client -servername yourdomain.com \
  -connect yourdomain.com:443 2>/dev/null | \
  openssl x509 -noout -enddate | cut -d= -f2)
EXPIRY_EPOCH=$(date -d "$EXPIRY" +%s)
TODAY_EPOCH=$(date +%s)
DAYS_LEFT=$(( ($EXPIRY_EPOCH - $TODAY_EPOCH) / 86400 ))
echo "Days until expiration: $DAYS_LEFT"

You'll need to:

• Manually run these commands for every domain and subdomain
• Create and maintain a spreadsheet tracking all certificate expiration dates
• Set up calendar reminders at 30, 14, and 7 days before each expiry
• Build your own alerting system (scripts, cron jobs, monitoring tools)
• Ensure multiple team members receive alerts to avoid single points of failure
• Handle wildcard certificates separately from individual domain certificates
• Update your tracking system every time you add, remove, or renew certificates
• Test your monitoring system regularly to ensure it's still working

This manual process is error-prone, time-consuming, and requires constant maintenance. One missed reminder can take down your entire site.