Question How to renew the Plesk Certifikate

[DieterWerner]

The default certificate has been expired.
How can I renew it?

 

[IgorG]

How to renew expired SSL certificate on Plesk?

 

[DieterWerner]

How to renew expired SSL certificate on Plesk?

Sorry, but that doesn't work because I'm on a Strato V-Server.

 

[m3lezZ]

Do you have admin access at your virtual server?

 

[DieterWerner]

Do you have admin access at your virtual server?

Yes, I have.

 

[m3lezZ]

And why is it not possible to use this manual with Lets encrypt?

How to renew expired SSL certificate on Plesk?

 

[DieterWerner]

And why is it not possible to use this manual with Lets encrypt?

How to renew expired SSL certificate on Plesk?

That's why Plesk is installed at xxxyyyyzzz.stratoserver.net and so LetsEncrypt tells me: not more than 20 cetificates per week for stratoserver.net

 

[m3lezZ]

May you can change the hostname, when you have admin-access?

How to change or get a server hostname on Plesk server

 

[DieterWerner]

May you can change the hostname, when you have admin-access?

How to change or get a server hostname on Plesk server

No - I can't change that because it is the domain of the root serverver provided by Strato

 

[trialotto]

No - I can't change that because it is the domain of the root serverver provided by Strato

@DieterWerner

If you have access to DNS, you could simply point DNS A records to the IP of your V-Server and use the Let's Encrypt extension.

Just do the following

1 - select a domain that you own and set DNS to point to the IP of your V-Server via an A record, (and)

2 - change the hostname of your V-Server via Plesk Panel to <domain>.<tld>, as chosen in step 1, (and)

3 - do a reboot from the command line, just to make sure, (and)

4 - run the command dig <domain>.<tld> +short, just to verify that your A record and associated IP settings (see step 1) are propagated across the internet, (and)

5 - go to "Tools & Settings > TLS/SSL Certificates > Let's Encrypt (click)" and fill in the right domain (the <domain>.<tld> from step 1) and press OK,

and that should work......... and if it does not, just respond in this thread.

By the way, it is highly recommended to rename the hostname of your V-Server (as opposed to using *.stratoserver.net) AND create an individual A record to point to the IP of the V-Server, since that will also relieve the problems associated with bad reputation that might occur or often occurs with the use of the default domain *.stratoserver.net.

Regards......

 

[m3lezZ]

Is an self-signed certificate a option for you?

 

[DieterWerner]

@DieterWerner

If you have access to DNS, you could simply point DNS A records to the IP of your V-Server and use the Let's Encrypt extension.

Just do the following

1 - select a domain that you own and set DNS to point to the IP of your V-Server via an A record, (and)

2 - change the hostname of your V-Server via Plesk Panel to <domain>.<tld>, as chosen in step 1, (and)

3 - do a reboot from the command line, just to make sure, (and)

4 - run the command dig <domain>.<tld> +short, just to verify that your A record and associated IP settings (see step 1) are propagated across the internet, (and)

5 - go to "Tools & Settings > TLS/SSL Certificates > Let's Encrypt (click)" and fill in the right domain (the <domain>.<tld> from step 1) and press OK,

and that should work......... and if it does not, just respond in this thread.

By the way, it is highly recommended to rename the hostname of your V-Server (as opposed to using *.stratoserver.net) AND create an individual A record to point to the IP of the V-Server, since that will also relieve the problems associated with bad reputation that might occur or often occurs with the use of the default domain *.stratoserver.net.

Regards......

That's a very good 'HowToo' for getting a certificate for a a domain - but it doesn't match my problem.
The domain *.stratoserver.net is just the domain of the virtual server; it contains only CentOs and Plesk. Pleks comes with a self signet certifikcate but it's valid for just one year. So I want to renew it.

 

[DieterWerner]

Is an self-signed certificate a option for you?

Yes, I think so ..