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Using Certify Dashboard

Certify Dashboard is our hosted service for monitoring certificate renewals. You can report to the dashboard using Certify Certificate Manager, or by using our dashboard agent tool with supported ACME tools like Certbot and acme.sh.

Dashboard

Features​

  • Monitor successful and failed renewals.
  • Receive warnings for items nearing certificate expiration.
  • View failure messages directly without checking individual server logs.
  • Report automatically from hundreds of servers, for thousands of certificates.
  • Avoid unexpected downtime due to repeated renewal failures.
  • Minimal configuration required.

Reporting to the Dashboard​

Reports include a summary of the current certificates' public information and the most recent relevant error message from client logs for failed renewals. The reporting method varies depending on the ACME client software used.

Using Certify Certificate Manager​

If you use Certify Certificate Manager, you can start reporting to the dashboard by launching the app and selecting the Add to Dashboard option on the start-up screen. The instance name will then appear on your dashboard, and any subsequent certificate requests or renewals will be reported as they occur.

Ensure that Status Reports to Dashboard is enabled under Settings in the app (enabled by default).

Using Other ACME Clients​

To report to the dashboard from third-party ACME clients, you can either use our dashboard API (coming soon) with custom tooling or our Dashboard Agent. The Dashboard Agent is a small tool that runs on your servers and understands the configuration of specific ACME clients. It can run as a service or periodically to send reports.

We are currently accepting beta testers for the Dashboard Agent to help refine the product for:

  • Certbot
  • acme.sh
  • Other suggested ACME clients (contact us to discuss)

The agent is designed to run on Linux, macOS, or Windows.

Licensing​

Certify Dashboard is included with license key purchases for Certify Certificate Manager. For other ACME clients, you can start with our free tier (coming soon) to handle up to 25 managed certificate renewal reports (limit may vary) and for higher usage a Certify Dashboard license is required (planned to be $4.99 USD per month). Customers requiring support are required to purchase a license or can ask questions via the Community forum.