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Automated certificate deployment
Push every renewal to every server and appliance in your stack.
CertKit issues and renews certificates centrally, then deploys them to every server in your stack via the CertKit Agent. No ACME on each server, no shared folders, no manual steps on renewal.
Each integration ships as a pre-built deployment script in your account. Select a template, configure once, and CertKit runs it on every renewal.
Windows and Microsoft
IIS
Site binding update
Always On VPN
SSTP listener rebind
DirectAccess
IP-HTTPS listener rebind
Routing and Remote Access
SSTP registry hash update
Remote Desktop Services
RDP listener and gateway
Microsoft Exchange
Enable-ExchangeCertificate
Active Directory Federation Services
AD FS binding
SQL Server
Registry TLS bind
WinRM
HTTPS listener
Azure Key Vault
Certificate import via REST
Windows Certificate Store
PFX import
Network appliances
F5 BIG-IP
REST API, SSL profile update
Palo Alto
PAN-OS XML API
Web servers
nginx
Reload on renewal
Apache HTTP Server
Reload on renewal
HAProxy
PEM bundle, reload
Traefik
TLS file provider
Linux services
PostgreSQL
TLS cert rotation
MySQL / MariaDB
TLS cert rotation
Postfix
Reload on renewal
Dovecot
Reload on renewal
Containers and cloud
Kubernetes
TLS secret update
Docker
SIGHUP on renewal
AWS ACM
Certificate import
Custom deployments
PEM
cert.pem + key.pem for Linux services
PFX / PKCS#12
Single file for Windows and appliances
Java KeyStore
JKS or PKCS#12 for Tomcat, Jetty
Custom script
Any platform, any format
The deployment script is a shell script or PowerShell script that runs on your server after each renewal. CertKit writes the certificate to disk in the format your system needs, and runs your script. If you can write a script that installs a certificate, CertKit can automate it.
Custom templates are fully supported. If you need help writing one for a specific platform, reach out, the engineering team handles setup calls directly.
Certificate authorities
Beyond deployment, CertKit issues and renews certificates from the public CAs you already use. Move to a free CA like Let's Encrypt, or keep your commercial CA.
Let's Encrypt
Free
Google Trust Services
Free
ZeroSSL
Free tier
Sectigo
Commercial
DigiCert
Commercial
GoDaddy
Commercial
Deployment is one stage of the lifecycle
Deployment is the last mile, but it only matters if the rest of the lifecycle is handled too. CertKit finds every certificate you have, issues and renews them automatically, and monitors every one, then deploys each renewal to the systems above. Together that is certificate lifecycle management.
Frequently asked questions
How does CertKit deploy certificates without ACME on every server?
CertKit issues and renews certificates centrally. The CertKit Agent on each server pulls the new certificate and installs it, so your servers never run an ACME client or talk to a Certificate Authority themselves.
Can CertKit deploy to a platform that isn't listed?
Yes. A deployment is a shell or PowerShell script that runs after each renewal. CertKit writes the certificate in the format your system needs and runs your script, so if you can script the install, CertKit can automate it.
Does it deploy to vendor appliances and network gear?
Yes. The agent pushes certificates into appliances like F5, Palo Alto, Citrix, and Cisco over their APIs, not just to servers with a filesystem.
Do I have to open ports or give CertKit access to my servers?
No. The CertKit Agent makes outbound connections only and pulls updates, so it works behind firewalls with no inbound access and no open ports.
What happens on each renewal?
When a certificate renews, the agent picks up the new one, writes it in the right format and location, runs your deployment step (a reload, a binding update, an API call), and CertKit verifies the new certificate is actually being served.