Get warned before your website's SSL certificate expires

The system checks every domain's SSL certificate on a schedule and emails you before any of them expire.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Exactly one path is taken; runs once per each domain in list.

Pattern: Exclusive Choice (4) · Multiple Instances with a priori Design-Time Knowledge (13)

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Starts itA stepRuns once per itemOne path onlyResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationMessaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsReporting & AnalyticsDevOps & IT Operations
Connects
Google SheetsSMTP Email

The problem it solves

If an SSL certificate quietly expires, your website can suddenly show visitors a scary security warning or go offline entirely, often at the worst possible time. Checking certificate expiration dates by hand across multiple domains is easy to forget until it's too late.

Who it fits

A website owner, IT operator, or agency managing SSL certificates across multiple domains.

How it works

  1. Runs automatically on a set schedule
  2. Checks the SSL certificate on every domain in your list
  3. Updates a Google Sheet with each domain's expiration date and status
  4. Sends you an email alert only when a certificate is close to expiring
What you get

Certificates that never expire without warning

You get an email alert before any of your domains' SSL certificates expire, so your site never goes down unexpectedly.

What you get

An up-to-date Google Sheet dashboard of certificate status, plus email alerts before anything expires.

What you need

A Google Sheets account and an email account capable of sending via SMTP.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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