Is it possible to disable the Let's Encrypt certificate auto-renewal on a Plesk server?

Ivan Kamnev

Updated January 13, 2026 19:11

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It's not possible to disable the Let's Encrypt certificate auto-renewal for the particular domain.

To disable the Let's Encrypt certificate renewal for all domains:

Log into Plesk.
Go to Tools & Settings > Scheduled Tasks.
Find the Extension letsencrypt and/or Extension sslit tasks keep-secured.php and click on the green dot to disable the task:

Note: this will also disable the automatic certificate renewal for the Plesk login page and mail server.