Add global setting for automatic mail.domain.tld certificate assignment
I'd like to propose a straightforward solution that has proven effective in the industry.
Introduce a global setting in Plesk:
[ ] Use mail.domain.tld subdomains for all mail certificates
ⓘ This setting will automatically assign mail certificates through mail.domain.tld subdomains for all subscriptions.
Benefits of this approach:
- Provides a consistent, automated way to handle mail certificates.
- Solves the automatic renewal issue without requiring manual intervention.
- Simplifies subscription migration between Plesk servers. Customers won't need to adjust settings, reducing frustration for both clients and administrators.
- Adapts to current market trends, where clients often host their websites externally (e.g., on Wix) while keeping their email on the Plesk server. This setup is increasingly common, and mail.domain.tld addresses this by providing a stable, predictable mail server name for clients.
This approach has been successfully adopted by cPanel, which creates mail.domain.tld subdomains for all subscriptions by default. Their implementation has been reliable, scalable, and widely accepted by users.
Additional Advantages:
- Optional global setting provides flexibility.
- Allows administrators to choose the new approach or retain the current behavior.
- Minimizes changes to existing infrastructure, which could simplify implementation.
Given its proven success in production environments, I believe the complexity of this solution may be significantly lower than initially estimated.
Maarten
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