Seven reminders before every renewal.
90, 60, 30, 14, 7, 3 and 1 day before each domain expires, on every channel you’ve turned on, for every domain at every registrar you’ve connected.
- 90 days beforeSent Aug 13
- 60 days beforeSent Sep 12
- 30 days beforeSent Oct 12
- 14 days beforeSent Oct 28
- 7 days beforeNov 4
- 3 days beforeNov 8
- 1 day beforeNov 10
- Today: kettle.dev, 12 days left. Expires Nov 11.
# ops-alerts
6
Domain PilotApp9:00 AM
⏳ Domain Expiring: kettle.dev
Domain:
Expires:
⚠️ Renew the domain to avoid losing it
Message #ops-alerts
Domain PilotOct 28
Domain Expiring — kettle.dev
In Slack, by email, on your phone.
Reminders arrive wherever your other alerts do, with the domain, how long is left and what to do about it.
The one that would have slipped.
When the registrar won’t renew a domain, the seven-day reminder becomes a separate warning that says exactly that, so it doesn’t read like the six before it.
# ops-alerts
6Domain PilotApp9:00 AM
⏳ Domain Expiring (Auto-Renew Off): kettle.dev
Domain:
Expires:
⚠️ Auto-renew is off — the registrar will not renew this domain automatically. Renew before expiry to avoid losing it.
Message #ops-alerts
Domain PilotNov 4
Domain Expiring (Auto-Renew Off) — kettle.dev
Built for the ways domains get lost.
A reminder only helps if the date is right and it reaches you. These make sure it does.
Expiry dates you don’t type in
Expiry and auto-renew status come straight from your registrars, synced daily, so a renewal elsewhere moves the date for you.
Every registrar, one schedule
Domains at GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare and eight more follow the same reminders, wherever they’re registered.
Auto-renew off gets its own warning
At seven days, a domain the registrar won’t renew gets a separate, louder alert that says so.
Lapsed domains don’t go quiet
Once a domain expires you get a daily alert until it’s renewed, for up to a year.
Certificates too
On paid plans, SSL certificates are checked daily and you’re reminded every day from 30 days before one expires.
Independent of uptime
Pausing uptime monitoring for a domain doesn’t pause its renewal reminders.
Renewal reminders, answered.
When are renewal reminders sent?
90, 60, 30, 14, 7, 3 and 1 day before a domain expires, once each. If auto-renew is off, an extra warning goes out at seven days, and after expiry there’s a daily alert until the domain is renewed.
Where do the expiry dates come from?
From your connected registrars, which are synced daily. Domains added by hand use the expiry date you enter.
Which channels do reminders use?
The same ones as your other alerts: email, Slack, push on the iOS app and the browser. Choose which channels get expiring and expired domains in your notification settings.
Does Domain Pilot renew domains for me?
No. Renewal stays at your registrar. Domain Pilot makes sure you know in time, and tells you plainly when auto-renew is off.
Are SSL certificates included?
Yes, on paid plans. Certificates are checked daily, with a reminder every day from 30 days before expiry.