# Pull request proposal: automatic certificate renewal

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pull-request-proposal-automatic-certificate-renewal/21282>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [4 February 2020 21:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pull-request-proposal-automatic-certificate-renewal/21282 "2020-02-04T21:26:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [16 February 2020 15:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pull-request-proposal-automatic-certificate-renewal/21282/10 "2020-02-16T15:30:41Z")

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I assume that if this PR was added to node-RED, it would then open the door for the development that you hinted at in this post;

> [@Node-RED SSL using Letsencrypt & Certbot](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ssl-using-letsencrypt-certbot/17606/27):
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> Hi Ioan, I have no knowledge about certbot, but I'm about to announce a new LetsEncrypt node for Node-RED. So I have been playing with the acme protocol already, which hopefully can get you a bit started ... When you request a new certificate for a domain ([mydomain.com](http://mydomain.com)), the guys from Letsencrypt have to be sure that you are the owner of [domain.com](http://domain.com). Otherwise everybody could request a certificate, which means it wouldn't be secure anymore ... To make sure you are the owner, they will send…

If so, that would make adding SSL really easy, and be a very welcome addition.

Is there any news on this PR? The discussion around it seems to have gone quiet...

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