diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c6260e93..ed1cb451 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -170,3 +170,4 @@ chatmail.zone
 /custom/
 docker-compose.yaml
 .env
+/traefik/data/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4194d5e4..21dc2ec4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 - Add configuration parameters
   ([#614](https://github.com/chatmail/relay/pull/614)):
+  - `use_foreign_cert_manager` - Use a third-party certificate manager instead of acmetool (default: `False`)
   - `change_kernel_settings` - Whether to change kernel parameters during installation (default: `True`)
   - `fs_inotify_max_user_instances_and_watchers` - Value for kernel parameters `fs.inotify.max_user_instances` and `fs.inotify.max_user_watches` (default: `65535`)
 
diff --git a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py
index cc49e6d5..fdb64484 100644
--- a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py
+++ b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/config.py
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ class Config:
         )
         self.mtail_address = params.get("mtail_address")
         self.disable_ipv6 = params.get("disable_ipv6", "false").lower() == "true"
+        self.use_foreign_cert_manager = (
+            params.get("use_foreign_cert_manager", "false").lower() == "true"
+        )
         self.change_kernel_settings = (
             params.get("change_kernel_settings", "true").lower() == "true"
         )
diff --git a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/chatmail.ini.f b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/chatmail.ini.f
index c04f6ef4..98dce681 100644
--- a/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/chatmail.ini.f
+++ b/chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/chatmail.ini.f
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ postfix_reinject_port_incoming = 10026
 # if set to "True" IPv6 is disabled
 disable_ipv6 = False
 
+# if you set "True", acmetool will not be installed and you will have to manage certificates yourself.
+use_foreign_cert_manager = False
+
 #
 # Kernel settings
 #
diff --git a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py
index 81b32b7a..569bc6bd 100644
--- a/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py
+++ b/cmdeploy/src/cmdeploy/__init__.py
@@ -726,10 +726,11 @@ def deploy_chatmail(config_path: Path, disable_mail: bool) -> None:
     deploy_iroh_relay(config)
 
     # Deploy acmetool to have TLS certificates.
-    tls_domains = [mail_domain, f"mta-sts.{mail_domain}", f"www.{mail_domain}"]
-    deploy_acmetool(
-        domains=tls_domains,
-    )
+    if not config.use_foreign_cert_manager:
+        tls_domains = [mail_domain, f"mta-sts.{mail_domain}", f"www.{mail_domain}"]
+        deploy_acmetool(
+            domains=tls_domains,
+        )
 
     apt.packages(
         # required for setfacl for echobot
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose-traefik.yaml b/docker/docker-compose-traefik.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..94a0b360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/docker-compose-traefik.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+services:
+  chatmail:
+    build:
+      context: ./docker
+      dockerfile: chatmail_relay.dockerfile
+      tags:
+        - chatmail-relay:latest
+    image: chatmail-relay:latest
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    container_name: chatmail
+    depends_on:
+      - traefik-certs-dumper
+    cgroup: host # required for systemd
+    tty: true # required for logs
+    tmpfs: # required for systemd
+      - /tmp
+      - /run
+      - /run/lock
+    logging:
+      driver: json-file
+      options:
+        max-size: "10m"
+        max-file: "3"
+    environment: #all possible variables you can check inside README and /chatmaild/src/chatmaild/ini/chatmail.ini.f
+      MAIL_DOMAIN: $MAIL_DOMAIN
+      # MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE: "50M"
+      # DEBUG_COMMANDS_ENABLED: "true"
+      # FORCE_REINIT_INI_FILE: "true"
+      # RECREATE_VENV: "false"
+      USE_FOREIGN_CERT_MANAGER: "true"
+      CHANGE_KERNEL_SETTINGS: "false"
+      PATH_TO_SSL: "${CERTS_ROOT_DIR_CONTAINER}/${MAIL_DOMAIN}"
+      ENABLE_CERTS_MONITORING: "true"
+      # CERTS_MONITORING_TIMEOUT: 60
+      # IS_DEVELOPMENT_INSTANCE: "true"
+    ports:
+      - "25:25"
+      - "587:587"
+      - "143:143"
+      - "465:465"
+      - "993:993"
+    volumes:
+      ## system
+      - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw # required for systemd
+      - ./:/opt/chatmail
+      - ${CERTS_ROOT_DIR_HOST}:${CERTS_ROOT_DIR_CONTAINER}:ro
+
+      ## data
+      - ./data/chatmail:/home
+      # - ./data/chatmail-dkimkeys:/etc/dkimkeys
+      # - ./data/chatmail-echobot:/run/echobot
+      # - ./data/chatmail-acme:/var/lib/acme
+
+      ## custom resources
+      # - ./custom/www/src/index.md:/opt/chatmail/www/src/index.md
+
+      ## debug
+      # - ./docker/files/setup_chatmail_docker.sh:/setup_chatmail_docker.sh
+      # - ./docker/files/entrypoint.sh:/entrypoint.sh
+      # - ./docker/files/update_ini.sh:/update_ini.sh
+
+    labels:
+      - traefik.enable=true
+      - traefik.http.services.chatmail-relay.loadbalancer.server.scheme=https
+      - traefik.http.services.chatmail-relay.loadbalancer.server.port=443
+      - traefik.http.services.chatmail-relay.loadbalancer.serverstransport=insecure@file
+      - traefik.http.routers.chatmail-relay.rule=Host(`${MAIL_DOMAIN}`) || Host(`mta-sts.${MAIL_DOMAIN}`) || Host(`www.${MAIL_DOMAIN}`)
+      - traefik.http.routers.chatmail-relay.service=chatmail-relay
+      - traefik.http.routers.chatmail-relay.tls=true
+      - traefik.http.routers.chatmail-relay.tls.certresolver=letsEncrypt
+
+  traefik_init:
+    image: alpine:latest
+    restart: on-failure
+    logging:
+      driver: json-file
+      options:
+        max-size: "10m"
+        max-file: "3"
+    working_dir: /app
+    entrypoint: sh -c '
+      touch acme.json &&
+      chown 0:0 ./acme.json &&
+      chmod 600 ./acme.json'
+    volumes:
+      - ./traefik/data:/app
+
+  traefik:
+    image: traefik:v3.3
+    container_name: traefik
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    logging:
+      driver: json-file
+      options:
+        max-size: "10m"
+        max-file: "3"
+    command:
+      - "--configFile=/config.yaml"
+      - "--certificatesresolvers.letsEncrypt.acme.email=${ACME_EMAIL}"
+    # ports:
+    #   - "80:80"
+    #   - "443:443"
+    network_mode: host
+    depends_on:
+      traefik_init:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+      - ./traefik/config.yaml:/config.yaml
+      - ./traefik/data/acme.json:/acme.json
+      - ./traefik/dynamic-configs:/dynamic/conf
+
+  traefik-certs-dumper:
+    image: ldez/traefik-certs-dumper:v2.10.0
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    logging:
+      driver: json-file
+      options:
+        max-size: "10m"
+        max-file: "3"
+    depends_on:
+      - traefik
+    entrypoint: sh -c '
+      apk add openssl &&
+      while ! [ -e /data/acme.json ]
+      || ! [ `jq ".[] | .Certificates | length" /data/acme.json | jq -s "add" ` != 0 ]; do
+      sleep 1
+      ; done
+      && traefik-certs-dumper file --version v3 --watch --domain-subdir=true
+      --source /data/acme.json --dest /data/letsencrypt/certs --post-hook "sh /post-hook.sh"'
+    environment:
+      CERTS_DIR: /data/letsencrypt/certs
+    volumes:
+      - ./traefik/data/letsencrypt:/data/letsencrypt
+      - ./traefik/data/acme.json:/data/acme.json
+      - ./traefik/post-hook.sh:/post-hook.sh
diff --git a/docker/example.env b/docker/example.env
index 48655812..fdaa193b 100644
--- a/docker/example.env
+++ b/docker/example.env
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 MAIL_DOMAIN="chat.example.com"
+ACME_EMAIL="my.email@gmail.com"
+
+CERTS_ROOT_DIR_HOST="./traefik/data/letsencrypt/certs"
+CERTS_ROOT_DIR_CONTAINER="/var/lib/acme/live"
diff --git a/docker/files/entrypoint.sh b/docker/files/entrypoint.sh
index bce52a56..00efc219 100755
--- a/docker/files/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/files/entrypoint.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,19 @@ set -eo pipefail
 
 unlink /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default || true
 
+if [ "${USE_FOREIGN_CERT_MANAGER,,}" == "true" ]; then
+    if [ ! -f "$PATH_TO_SSL/fullchain" ]; then
+        echo "Error: file '$PATH_TO_SSL/fullchain' does not exist. Exiting..." > /dev/stderr
+        sleep 2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    if [ ! -f "$PATH_TO_SSL/privkey" ]; then
+        echo "Error: file '$PATH_TO_SSL/privkey' does not exist. Exiting..." > /dev/stderr
+        sleep 2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
 SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH="${SETUP_CHATMAIL_SERVICE_PATH:-/lib/systemd/system/setup_chatmail.service}"
 
 env_vars=$(printenv | cut -d= -f1 | xargs)
diff --git a/docs/DOCKER_INSTALLATION_EN.md b/docs/DOCKER_INSTALLATION_EN.md
index 971d4461..3819e220 100644
--- a/docs/DOCKER_INSTALLATION_EN.md
+++ b/docs/DOCKER_INSTALLATION_EN.md
@@ -32,11 +32,25 @@ Please substitute it with your own domain.
    ```
 
 ## Installation
+When installing via Docker, there are several options:
 
-1. Copy the file `./docker/docker-compose-default.yaml` to `docker-compose.yaml`. This is necessary because `docker-compose.yaml` is in `.gitignore` and won’t cause conflicts when updating the git repository.
+- Use the built-in nginx and acmetool in Chatmail container to host the chat and manage certificates.
+- Use third-party tools for certificate management.
+
+For the third-party certificate manager example, traefik will be used, but you can use whatever is more convenient for you.
+
+1. Copy the file `./docker/docker-compose-default.yaml` or `./docker/docker-compose-traefik.yaml` and rename it to `docker-compose.yaml`. This is necessary because `docker-compose.yaml` is in `.gitignore` and won’t cause conflicts when updating the git repository.
 
 ```shell
 cp ./docker/docker-compose-default.yaml docker-compose.yaml
+## or
+# cp ./docker/docker-compose-traefik.yaml docker-compose.yaml
+```
+
+2. Copy `./docker/example.env` and rename it to `.env`. This file stores variables used in `docker-compose.yaml`.
+
+```shell
+cp ./docker/example.env .env
 ```
 
 3. Configure environment variables in the `.env` file. These variables are used in the `docker-compose.yaml` file to pass repeated values.
diff --git a/docs/DOCKER_INSTALLATION_RU.md b/docs/DOCKER_INSTALLATION_RU.md
index e90cf889..31bd814d 100644
--- a/docs/DOCKER_INSTALLATION_RU.md
+++ b/docs/DOCKER_INSTALLATION_RU.md
@@ -29,10 +29,22 @@ Please substitute it with your own domain.
    ```
 
 ## Installation
+При установке через docker есть несколько вариантов:
+- использовать встроенный в chatmail контейнер nginx и acmetool для хостинга чата и управления сертификатами.
+- использовать сторонние инструменты для менеджмента сертификатов
 
-1. Скопировать файл `./docker/docker-compose-default.yaml` в `docker-compose.yaml`. Это нужно потому что `docker-compose.yaml` находится в `.gitignore` и не будет создавать конфликты при обновлении гит репозитория.
+В качестве примера для стороннего менеджера сертификатов будет использоваться traefik, но вы можете использовать то что удобнее вам.
+
+1. Скопировать файл `./docker/docker-compose-default.yaml` или `./docker/docker-compose-traefik.yaml` и переименовать в `docker-compose.yaml`. Это нужно потому что `docker-compose.yaml` находится в `.gitignore` и не будет создавать конфликты при обновлении гит репозитория.
 ```shell
 cp ./docker/docker-compose-default.yaml docker-compose.yaml
+## or
+# cp ./docker/docker-compose-traefik.yaml docker-compose.yaml
+```
+
+2. Скопировать `./docker/example.env` и переименовать в `.env`. Здесь хранятся переменные, которые используятся в `docker-compose.yaml`.
+```shell
+cp ./docker/example.env .env
 ```
 
 3. Настроить переменные окружения в `.env` файле. Эти переменные используются в `docker-compose.yaml` файле, чтобы передавать повторяющиеся значения.
diff --git a/traefik/config.yaml b/traefik/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff55284d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/traefik/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+log:
+  level: TRACE
+
+entryPoints:
+  web:
+    address: ":80"
+    http:
+      redirections:
+        entryPoint:
+          to: websecure
+          permanent: true
+  websecure:
+    address: ":443"
+
+providers:
+  docker:
+    endpoint: "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+    exposedByDefault: false
+  file:
+    directory: /dynamic/conf
+    watch: true
+
+serverstransport:
+  insecureskipverify: true
+
+certificatesResolvers:
+  letsEncrypt:
+    acme:
+      storage: /acme.json
+      caServer: "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory"
+      tlschallenge: true
+      httpChallenge:
+        entryPoint: web
diff --git a/traefik/dynamic-configs/insecure.yaml b/traefik/dynamic-configs/insecure.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acafed2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/traefik/dynamic-configs/insecure.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+http:
+  serversTransports:
+    insecure:
+      insecureSkipVerify: true
diff --git a/traefik/post-hook.sh b/traefik/post-hook.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..377e00fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/traefik/post-hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+CERTS_DIR=${CERTS_DIR:-"/data/letsencrypt/certs"}
+
+echo "CERTS_DIR: $CERTS_DIR"
+
+for dir in "$CERTS_DIR"/*/; do
+    echo "Processing: $dir"
+    cd "$dir"
+    if [ -f "certificate.crt" ]; then
+        ln -sf certificate.crt fullchain
+    fi
+    if [ -f "privatekey.key" ]; then
+        ln -sf privatekey.key privkey
+    fi
+    cd -
+done