# Need certificate renewed

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-certificate-renewed/883072>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [July 20, 2024, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-certificate-renewed/883072 "2024-07-20T04:22:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![KillerKat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@KillerKat](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KillerKat)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 4:22am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-certificate-renewed/883072/1 "2024-07-20T04:22:54Z")

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Server Version#:  
Player Version#:  
\<If providing [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) please do NOT turn on verbose logging, only [debug logging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201643703-reporting-issues-with-plex-media-server/#toc-1) should be enabled\>  
My certificate has run out. I am no longer able to securely access the server locally.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-certificate-renewed/883072/2 "2024-07-20T13:52:52Z")

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Your certificate is up to date and not expired.

From where did you draw the conclusion that it is expired?

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**Author:** ![KillerKat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@KillerKat](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KillerKat)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-certificate-renewed/883072/3 "2024-07-21T02:54:46Z")

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When I press open plex from the icon in the taskbar it gives an error that it can’t provide secure connection and chrome says the certificate is expired.

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-certificate-renewed/883072/4 "2024-07-21T07:15:37Z")

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This is normal. The local web app is loaded via the localhost IP address. But the security certificate is meant to be used with a domain name. It is therefore not valid for the IP.

You are not supposed to use the local web app anyway, except for initial setup of the server (and maybe as a fallback in case of an Internet outage).  
Put a bookmark to the [hosted web app](https://app.plex.tv/) on your desktop or your browser.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2024, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/need-certificate-renewed/883072/5 "2024-10-19T07:16:15Z")

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