Two Small Dates, Two Big Outages
An expired SSL certificate makes browsers show a full page security warning, and most visitors leave immediately. An expired domain is worse: website and email both stop, and if the domain enters the redemption period, recovery costs extra and takes days. Both failures are completely preventable with monitoring.
What Expiry Monitoring Does
- Checks your SSL certificate daily and records the exact expiry date.
- Checks domain registration expiry through WHOIS data.
- Sends alerts at set intervals, typically 30, 14, 7 and 1 day before expiry.
- Also detects certificate problems beyond expiry, such as a certificate that does not match the domain name after a server change.
Setting Up Your Safety Net
- Log in to app.techguru.co.in and confirm your contact email and mobile number are current under account details. Renewal reminders go to that address, so an outdated address is the number one cause of missed renewals.
- Enable auto renewal on domains wherever possible, and keep a valid payment method on file.
- Order monitoring for your key domains from the Store menu if you want independent alerting in addition to registrar reminders.
- Maintain a simple spreadsheet of all domains and certificates your business owns, including ones registered elsewhere, with expiry dates and responsible person.
Special Cases to Watch
- Free certificates renew every 60 to 90 days automatically; monitoring catches the rare failed renewal before customers do.
- Multiple subdomains: confirm the certificate covers www and any subdomains such as shop or mail.
- Domains bought by a former employee or old vendor: transfer them into your own account now, before a renewal crisis. Raise a ticket and we will guide the transfer.
If Expiry Already Happened
Do not panic. Raise an urgent ticket immediately; recently expired domains and certificates can usually be restored the same day.
