From f8188813c1ac799ade3b773a7aa428b745139012 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AntonHD <121188865+GitonioDev@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2026 20:12:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Change certbot cron job to reload nginx

Updated the certbot cron job command to use 'reload' instead of 'restart' for nginx, to avoid killing the process when a cert is refreshed, this will also avoid dropping connections.
---
 tutorials/creating_ssl_certificates.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tutorials/creating_ssl_certificates.md b/tutorials/creating_ssl_certificates.md
index dddc1a8a8..7853a1496 100644
--- a/tutorials/creating_ssl_certificates.md
+++ b/tutorials/creating_ssl_certificates.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ For advanced users, we suggest installing and using [acme.sh](https://acme.sh)
 which provides more options, and is much more powerful than certbot.
 
 ``` text
-0 23 * * * certbot renew --quiet --deploy-hook "systemctl restart nginx"
+0 23 * * * certbot renew --quiet --deploy-hook "systemctl reload nginx"
 ```
 
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