{"id":181,"date":"2026-05-30T23:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T06:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/kb\/ssl\/ssl-certificate-not-renewing-fix\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T23:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T06:16:09","slug":"ssl-certificate-not-renewing-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostandtech.com\/kb\/ssl\/ssl-certificate-not-renewing-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"SSL Certificate Not Renewing: How to Fix Let&#8217;s Encrypt and Other SSL Renewal Failures"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>SSL renewal failures are one of the most common support tickets we see. A certificate that renewed fine for two years suddenly stops working, your site throws a security warning, and you&#8217;re not sure where to start. The good news: most SSL renewal failed errors come down to a small set of fixable causes.<\/p>\n<p>This article covers Let&#8217;s Encrypt auto-renewal failures specifically, but the diagnostic approach applies to any certificate type. Let&#8217;s Encrypt certificates expire every 90 days and rely on automated renewal \u2014 so when something in the environment changes (a new server config, a firewall rule, a DNS update), renewal silently fails until the certificate actually expires and visitors start seeing browser warnings.<\/p>\n<p>If your certificate has already expired and you need it fixed immediately, jump to the step-by-step section. If you&#8217;re seeing a renewal failure in your logs or cPanel before expiry, the troubleshooting section at the bottom will be more relevant.<\/p>\n<h2>Prerequisites<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Access to cPanel, WHM, Plesk, or SSH on your server depending on your hosting type<\/li>\n<li>Your domain must be pointed to the server where you&#8217;re renewing (DNS A record must resolve correctly)<\/li>\n<li>Port 80 (HTTP) must be open and reachable from the internet \u2014 Let&#8217;s Encrypt&#8217;s HTTP-01 challenge requires it<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re running Certbot manually, you&#8217;ll need root or sudo access via SSH<\/li>\n<li>Know whether you&#8217;re on shared hosting, a VPS, or a dedicated server \u2014 the fix path differs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why SSL Auto-Renewal Fails<\/h2>\n<p>Before running commands, it&#8217;s worth understanding what actually happens during renewal. Let&#8217;s Encrypt uses a domain validation challenge to confirm you control the domain. The most common method (HTTP-01) works by placing a temporary file in <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/.well-known\/acme-challenge\/<\/code> on your web root and then making an external HTTP request to verify it&#8217;s accessible.<\/p>\n<p>If anything blocks that request \u2014 a redirect, a firewall rule, a misconfigured <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.htaccess<\/code>, Cloudflare proxy, or wrong document root \u2014 the challenge fails. The certificate doesn&#8217;t renew. You often won&#8217;t know until expiry.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the non-obvious part beginners miss: the failure happens silently 30 days before expiry. By the time your site is showing a certificate warning, the renewal has actually been failing for weeks.<\/p>\n<h2>Step-by-Step: Fix SSL Renewal in cPanel (Shared and VPS)<\/h2>\n<h3>Step 1: Check the Current Certificate Status<\/h3>\n<p>Log in to cPanel and navigate to <strong>Security &gt; SSL\/TLS Status<\/strong>. This shows all domains on the account and whether AutoSSL has run successfully. Look for any domain showing a red or yellow status, or an expiry date in the past.<\/p>\n<p>If the certificate is already expired, you&#8217;ll see a warning banner at the top of cPanel as well.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Run AutoSSL Manually<\/h3>\n<p>In cPanel, go to <strong>Security &gt; SSL\/TLS Status<\/strong>, then click <strong>Run AutoSSL<\/strong> at the top of the page. This forces an immediate renewal attempt rather than waiting for the next scheduled run.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the log output. If it completes successfully, you&#8217;re done. If it fails, note the exact error message \u2014 you&#8217;ll need it for the troubleshooting section below.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Note: If you&#8217;re a reseller or server admin in WHM, go to <strong>WHM &gt; SSL\/TLS &gt; Manage AutoSSL<\/strong> to run it across all accounts.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Verify the Domain is Resolving to This Server<\/h3>\n<p>This is the most commonly missed step. If your domain&#8217;s DNS was recently changed or is behind a proxy, the Let&#8217;s Encrypt challenge request may be hitting the wrong server.<\/p>\n<p>Run this from your local terminal or SSH to check what IP the domain resolves to:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ht-code-snippet\"><button class=\"ht-code-snippet__copy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy code\"><\/button><span class=\"ht-code-snippet__feedback\">Copied to clipboard<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"ht-code-snippet__code\" id=\"code-block-1\"><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">dig +short yourdomain.com A<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>Compare the result against your server&#8217;s actual IP address. They must match. If you&#8217;re using Cloudflare, the proxy (orange cloud) will show Cloudflare&#8217;s IP instead of your server&#8217;s \u2014 which breaks HTTP-01 validation. Either temporarily disable the proxy or switch to DNS-01 challenge validation.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Check That Port 80 Is Accessible<\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s Encrypt needs to reach port 80 on your server from the public internet. Test it:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ht-code-snippet\"><button class=\"ht-code-snippet__copy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy code\"><\/button><span class=\"ht-code-snippet__feedback\">Copied to clipboard<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"ht-code-snippet__code\" id=\"code-block-2\"><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">curl -I http:\/\/yourdomain.com\/.well-known\/acme-challenge\/test<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>You should get a 404 response \u2014 that&#8217;s fine, it means the path is reachable. If you get a connection refused or timeout, port 80 is blocked. Check your firewall rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u26a0 Warning: Some server configs redirect all HTTP to HTTPS before Let&#8217;s Encrypt can complete its check. If your <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.htaccess<\/code> or Nginx config has a blanket HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect, you may need to add an exception for <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/.well-known\/acme-challenge\/<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>For Apache, add this above your redirect rule in <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.htaccess<\/code>:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ht-code-snippet\"><button class=\"ht-code-snippet__copy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy code\"><\/button><span class=\"ht-code-snippet__feedback\">Copied to clipboard<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"ht-code-snippet__code\" id=\"code-block-3\"><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">RewriteEngine On\nRewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^\/.well-known\/acme-challenge\/\nRewriteRule ^(.*)$ https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/$1 [R=301,L]<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Renew Manually via Certbot (VPS\/Dedicated Servers)<\/h3>\n<p>If you&#8217;re managing certificates directly on a VPS or dedicated server using Certbot, run the dry-run test first so you don&#8217;t burn through rate limits:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ht-code-snippet\"><button class=\"ht-code-snippet__copy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy code\"><\/button><span class=\"ht-code-snippet__feedback\">Copied to clipboard<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"ht-code-snippet__code\" id=\"code-block-4\"><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">sudo certbot renew --dry-run<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the dry run passes, do the actual renewal:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ht-code-snippet\"><button class=\"ht-code-snippet__copy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy code\"><\/button><span class=\"ht-code-snippet__feedback\">Copied to clipboard<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"ht-code-snippet__code\" id=\"code-block-5\"><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">sudo certbot renew<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>If it fails, add <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">--verbose<\/code> to get detailed output:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ht-code-snippet\"><button class=\"ht-code-snippet__copy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy code\"><\/button><span class=\"ht-code-snippet__feedback\">Copied to clipboard<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"ht-code-snippet__code\" id=\"code-block-6\"><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">sudo certbot renew --dry-run --verbose<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>\ud83d\udcdd Note: On Ubuntu 22.04 and later, Certbot is typically installed via snap. The binary is at <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/snap\/bin\/certbot<\/code>. If <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">certbot<\/code> isn&#8217;t found, try the full path or check with <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">which certbot<\/code>.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 6: Check the Certbot Renewal Config<\/h3>\n<p>Each domain managed by Certbot has a renewal config file at <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/etc\/letsencrypt\/renewal\/yourdomain.com.conf<\/code>. Open it and verify the <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">webroot_path<\/code> or authenticator settings point to the correct document root for your domain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ht-code-snippet\"><button class=\"ht-code-snippet__copy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy code\"><\/button><span class=\"ht-code-snippet__feedback\">Copied to clipboard<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"ht-code-snippet__code\" id=\"code-block-7\"><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">cat \/etc\/letsencrypt\/renewal\/yourdomain.com.conf<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">webroot_path<\/code> points to an old or incorrect directory, Certbot will place the challenge file somewhere Let&#8217;s Encrypt can&#8217;t find it. Update the path to match your actual web root.<\/p>\n<h2>Common Issues and Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<h3>Error: &#8220;Domain control validation failed&#8221; or &#8220;Could not connect to http:\/\/yourdomain.com&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>This means Let&#8217;s Encrypt couldn&#8217;t reach the challenge file on your server. Causes: port 80 is firewalled, the domain is behind a proxy (Cloudflare orange cloud), or the document root in the renewal config is wrong. Work through Steps 3 and 4 above. On Host &amp; Tech VPS plans, check your firewall rules in WHM under <strong>Plugins &gt; ConfigServer Security &amp; Firewall<\/strong> and confirm port 80 is open.<\/p>\n<h3>Error: &#8220;Too many certificates already issued&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s Encrypt enforces a rate limit of 5 duplicate certificates per domain per week. If you&#8217;ve been repeatedly trying to renew or reissue, you&#8217;ll hit this. There&#8217;s no workaround except waiting. The Let&#8217;s Encrypt rate limit resets on a rolling 7-day window. Use <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">--dry-run<\/code> during testing so you don&#8217;t consume real certificate slots.<\/p>\n<h3>AutoSSL Keeps Failing But No Error Is Shown<\/h3>\n<p>In WHM, go to <strong>SSL\/TLS &gt; Manage AutoSSL<\/strong> and click <strong>Logs<\/strong> to see the full renewal history. The log is much more informative than the cPanel SSL status page. Look for lines containing <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">FAILED<\/code> or <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">error<\/code>. In my experience, this is usually a DNS mismatch \u2014 the domain has a subdomain like <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">www<\/code> that resolves to a different server or isn&#8217;t included in the certificate&#8217;s SAN list.<\/p>\n<h3>Certificate Renewed But Browser Still Shows It as Expired<\/h3>\n<p>The certificate was renewed on the server but the old one is still being served. This happens when multiple certificate files exist and Apache or Nginx is pointing to the old path. Check your virtual host config to confirm it references the correct certificate file path. For Let&#8217;s Encrypt via Certbot, the live certificate is always at <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">\/etc\/letsencrypt\/live\/yourdomain.com\/fullchain.pem<\/code>. After updating the config, restart the web server:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ht-code-snippet\"><button class=\"ht-code-snippet__copy\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Copy code\"><\/button><span class=\"ht-code-snippet__feedback\">Copied to clipboard<\/span><\/p>\n<pre class=\"ht-code-snippet__code\" id=\"code-block-8\"><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">sudo systemctl restart apache2\n# or for Nginx:\nsudo systemctl restart nginx<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Let&#8217;s Encrypt Won&#8217;t Issue for a Subdomain or Wildcard<\/h3>\n<p>Wildcard certificates (<code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">*.yourdomain.com<\/code>) require DNS-01 challenge validation \u2014 HTTP-01 won&#8217;t work for them. Certbot needs API access to your DNS provider to complete DNS-01. If your DNS is managed through Host &amp; Tech, you can use Certbot&#8217;s manual DNS challenge or set up a DNS plugin. This is more advanced; if you&#8217;re on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostandtech.com\/shared-hosting\/\">Shared Hosting<\/a>, AutoSSL in cPanel handles wildcard issuance automatically without needing DNS API access.<\/p>\n<h2>Preventing Future Renewal Failures<\/h2>\n<p>A few things worth setting up so this doesn&#8217;t repeat:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you&#8217;re using Certbot on a VPS, confirm the renewal cron job or systemd timer is active: <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">sudo systemctl status certbot.timer<\/code><\/li>\n<li>Set up expiry monitoring \u2014 most certificate monitoring tools (like SSL Labs or UptimeRobot) can alert you 14-30 days before a cert expires<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t change your document root or web server config without checking whether your renewal config references the old path<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;re putting a domain behind Cloudflare, do it after the certificate is issued and working, not before<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"ht-faq-section\">\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ht-faq-item\">\n<h3 class=\"ht-faq-question\">Why did my Let&#039;s Encrypt certificate stop renewing automatically?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ht-faq-answer\">\n<p>Auto-renewal usually breaks when something in your environment changes \u2014 a new firewall rule blocking port 80, a DNS change, Cloudflare proxy being enabled, or a redirect in .htaccess that intercepts the validation request. Let&#8217;s Encrypt&#8217;s HTTP-01 challenge needs to reach a temporary file on your server over plain HTTP. If anything blocks that, renewal fails silently until the certificate expires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ht-faq-item\">\n<h3 class=\"ht-faq-question\">How do I force SSL renewal in cPanel?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ht-faq-answer\">\n<p>Go to cPanel &gt; Security &gt; SSL\/TLS Status and click Run AutoSSL at the top of the page. This triggers an immediate renewal attempt. If it fails, check the on-screen log for a specific error \u2014 the most common causes are DNS not pointing to your server or port 80 being blocked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ht-faq-item\">\n<h3 class=\"ht-faq-question\">Can I renew an SSL certificate manually using Certbot?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ht-faq-answer\">\n<p>Yes. Run sudo certbot renew &#8211;dry-run first to test without actually issuing a certificate. If the dry run passes, run sudo certbot renew to complete the renewal. If your server is managed through WHM or cPanel, use AutoSSL instead \u2014 manually issuing a Certbot certificate alongside AutoSSL can create certificate conflicts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ht-faq-item\">\n<h3 class=\"ht-faq-question\">My SSL certificate renewed but the site still shows a security warning \u2014 why?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ht-faq-answer\">\n<p>The new certificate was issued but your web server is still serving the old expired one. This usually means the virtual host config points to a hardcoded certificate file path rather than the symlinked path Certbot manages. Check that your Apache or Nginx config references \/etc\/letsencrypt\/live\/yourdomain.com\/fullchain.pem, then restart the web server.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ht-faq-item\">\n<h3 class=\"ht-faq-question\">How often does Let&#039;s Encrypt renew certificates?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ht-faq-answer\">\n<p>Let&#8217;s Encrypt certificates are valid for 90 days. Certbot is configured to attempt renewal when the certificate is within 30 days of expiry, so under normal circumstances you&#8217;ll never see expiry. The short validity period is intentional \u2014 it limits exposure if a certificate is compromised and forces automation rather than manual management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your SSL certificate expired \u2014 or it&#8217;s about to \u2014 and the auto-renewal didn&#8217;t fire. 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