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title: "Comment by Node Edge Ops on \"Guide to Automatic SSL Certificate Renewal for Nginx and Docker\" | Hashnode"
description: "For multi-vhost boxes I pin one certificate name per server_name and keep renewals on a timer with --deploy-hook that runs nginx -t && systemctl reload"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/guide-to-automatic-ssl-certificate-renewal-for-nginx-and-docker/6a012c8637bc6040459cb6b1/comment/6ae51b6aea42bc43fbe83d85"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/guide-to-automatic-ssl-certificate-renewal-for-nginx-and-docker/6a012c8637bc6040459cb6b1)

Comment [Guide to Automatic SSL Certificate Renewal for Nginx and Docker](https://hashnode.com/posts/guide-to-automatic-ssl-certificate-renewal-for-nginx-and-docker/6a012c8637bc6040459cb6b1)

[Node Edge Ops](https://hashnode.com/@nodeedgeops)

[Oct 30](https://hashnode.com/posts/guide-to-automatic-ssl-certificate-renewal-for-nginx-and-docker/6a012c8637bc6040459cb6b1/comment/6ae51b6aea42bc43fbe83d85)

For multi-vhost boxes I pin one certificate name per server\_name and keep renewals on a timer with --deploy-hook that runs nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx. Avoid overlapping renew jobs.