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Hello there!

I'm looking for an App or Software or any service that can help me in remembering the domain renewal and hosting for my client? Is there any?

Would be great if it is free to use initially?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Cron job that shutsdown your hosted system and sends you an email to help prompt you to do it, and it's free to use forever.

0 0 15 12 * /bin/bash -c 'echo "System will shutdown in solidarity with Domain X needing to be renewed." | mail -s "Renew your domain asshole" [email protected] && /sbin/shutdown -h +15'

Update 15 for day, 12 for month (this goes off on Dec 15th)

I hope this wasn't too cheeky, an app seems overkill here.

Edit: if you prefer a paid service,

0 0 15 12 * /bin/bash -c 'echo "System will shutdown in solidarity with Domain X needing to be renewed. You have 2 more uses before you lose your free status and are billed 10.95 monthly for our monitoring service." | mail -s "Renew your domain asshole" [email protected] && /sbin/shutdown -h +15'

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Try Wallos, give this a shot! Keep in mind that this project is still in its early stages but has the potential. https://github.com/ellite/Wallos

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Thats called a calendar and is preinstalled on almost any device.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Other than the obvious Outlook/Google calendar reminder I use Hetrix tools for uptime monitoring and they also offer domain and SSL cert expiration monitoring. My registrar will also email me before it expires.