Before you start the watch
Why do I need this if my certs auto-renew?
Because auto-renew fails silently: an expired card, a DNS change that breaks ACME validation, a forgotten subdomain on another stack. CertSentry checks the certificate that's actually being served - so if renewal broke, you hear about it a week early, not from a customer screenshot.
How are alerts delivered?
Email on every plan. Paid plans add Slack, Telegram, Discord and signed webhooks. Expiry alerts fire once per threshold (30/14/7/3/1 days by default, configurable per monitor), so you're never spammed.
What counts as "down"?
A timeout, a connection error, or a non-2xx/3xx response. To avoid false positives we only declare an outage when at least 2 of your monitor's regions fail 2 consecutive checks - and we alert again the moment it recovers.
Do you support client domains I don't own?
Yes - agencies monitor client domains all the time. Anything publicly reachable can be watched; you don't need to install anything or verify ownership.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Billing runs on Paddle; upgrade, downgrade or cancel from the portal in two clicks. Your data can be exported or deleted whenever you like.