diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index ef27f43..49103f3 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ in
       type = types.listOf types.str;
       example = [ "imap.example.com" "pop3.example.com" ];
       default = [];
-      description = "Secondary domains and subdomains for which it is necessary to generate a certificate.";
+      description = ''
+        ({option}`mailserver.certificateScheme` == `acme-nginx`)
+
+        Secondary domains and subdomains for which it is necessary to generate a certificate.
+      '';
     };
 
     messageSizeLimit = mkOption {
@@ -448,19 +452,26 @@ in
       };
     };
 
-    certificateScheme = mkOption {
-      type = types.enum [ 1 2 3 ];
-      default = 2;
+    certificateScheme = let
+      schemes = [ "manual" "selfsigned" "acme-nginx" "acme" ];
+      translate = i: warn "setting mailserver.certificateScheme by number is deprecated, please use names instead"
+        (builtins.elemAt schemes (i - 1));
+    in mkOption {
+      type = with types; coercedTo (enum [ 1 2 3 ]) translate (enum schemes);
+      default = "selfsigned";
       description = ''
-        Certificate Files. There are three options for these.
+        The scheme to use for managing TLS certificates:
 
-        1) You specify locations and manually copy certificates there.
-        2) You let the server create new (self signed) certificates on the fly.
-        3) You let the server create a certificate via `Let's Encrypt`. Note that
-           this implies that a stripped down webserver has to be started. This also
-           implies that the FQDN must be set as an `A` record to point to the IP of
-           the server. In particular port 80 on the server will be opened. For details
-           on how to set up the domain records, see the guide in the readme.
+        1. `manual`: you specify locations via {option}`mailserver.certificateFile` and
+           {option}`mailserver.keyFile` and manually copy certificates there.
+        2. `selfsigned`: you let the server create new (self-signed) certificates on the fly.
+        3. `acme-nginx`: you let the server request certificates from [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org)
+           via NixOS' ACME module. By default, this will set up a stripped-down Nginx server for
+           {option}`mailserver.fqdn` and open port 80. For this to work, the FQDN must be properly
+           configured to point to your server (see the [setup guide](setup-guide.rst) for more information).
+        4. `acme`: you already have an ACME certificate set up (for example, you're already running a TLS-enabled
+           Nginx server on the FQDN). This is better than `manual` because the appropriate services will be reloaded
+           when the certificate is renewed.
       '';
     };
 
@@ -468,8 +479,9 @@ in
       type = types.path;
       example = "/root/mail-server.crt";
       description = ''
-        Scheme 1)
-        Location of the certificate
+        ({option}`mailserver.certificateScheme` == `manual`)
+
+        Location of the certificate.
       '';
     };
 
@@ -477,8 +489,9 @@ in
       type = types.path;
       example = "/root/mail-server.key";
       description = ''
-        Scheme 1)
-        Location of the key file
+        ({option}`mailserver.certificateScheme` == `manual`)
+
+        Location of the key file.
       '';
     };
 
@@ -486,8 +499,9 @@ in
       type = types.path;
       default = "/var/certs";
       description = ''
-        Scheme 2)
-        This is the folder where the certificate will be created. The name is
+        ({option}`mailserver.certificateScheme` == `selfsigned`)
+
+        This is the folder where the self-signed certificate will be created. The name is
         hardcoded to "cert-DOMAIN.pem" and "key-DOMAIN.pem" and the
         certificate is valid for 10 years.
       '';
diff --git a/docs/setup-guide.rst b/docs/setup-guide.rst
index 8127734..c74a53d 100644
--- a/docs/setup-guide.rst
+++ b/docs/setup-guide.rst
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ these should be the most common ones.
 
        # Use Let's Encrypt certificates. Note that this needs to set up a stripped
        # down nginx and opens port 80.
-       certificateScheme = 3;
+       certificateScheme = "acme-nginx";
      };
    }
 
diff --git a/mail-server/common.nix b/mail-server/common.nix
index 2a264a7..e8beb7a 100644
--- a/mail-server/common.nix
+++ b/mail-server/common.nix
@@ -21,22 +21,22 @@ let
 in
 {
   # cert :: PATH
-  certificatePath = if cfg.certificateScheme == 1
+  certificatePath = if cfg.certificateScheme == "manual"
              then cfg.certificateFile
-             else if cfg.certificateScheme == 2
+             else if cfg.certificateScheme == "selfsigned"
                   then "${cfg.certificateDirectory}/cert-${cfg.fqdn}.pem"
-                  else if cfg.certificateScheme == 3
+                  else if cfg.certificateScheme == "acme" || cfg.certificateScheme == "acme-nginx"
                        then "${config.security.acme.certs.${cfg.fqdn}.directory}/fullchain.pem"
-                       else throw "Error: Certificate Scheme must be in { 1, 2, 3 }";
+                       else throw "unknown certificate scheme";
 
   # key :: PATH
-  keyPath = if cfg.certificateScheme == 1
+  keyPath = if cfg.certificateScheme == "manual"
         then cfg.keyFile
-        else if cfg.certificateScheme == 2
+        else if cfg.certificateScheme == "selfsigned"
              then "${cfg.certificateDirectory}/key-${cfg.fqdn}.pem"
-              else if cfg.certificateScheme == 3
+              else if cfg.certificateScheme == "acme" || cfg.certificateScheme == "acme-nginx"
                    then "${config.security.acme.certs.${cfg.fqdn}.directory}/key.pem"
-                   else throw "Error: Certificate Scheme must be in { 1, 2, 3 }";
+                   else throw "unknown certificate scheme";
 
   passwordFiles = let
     mkHashFile = name: hash: pkgs.writeText "${builtins.hashString "sha256" name}-password-hash" hash;
diff --git a/mail-server/environment.nix b/mail-server/environment.nix
index cc85202..e509ea6 100644
--- a/mail-server/environment.nix
+++ b/mail-server/environment.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ in
   config = with cfg; lib.mkIf enable {
     environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
       dovecot opendkim openssh postfix rspamd
-    ] ++ (if certificateScheme == 2 then [ openssl ] else []);
+    ] ++ (if certificateScheme == "selfsigned" then [ openssl ] else []);
   };
 }
diff --git a/mail-server/networking.nix b/mail-server/networking.nix
index e8a222e..6af186a 100644
--- a/mail-server/networking.nix
+++ b/mail-server/networking.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #  along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 
-{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
+{ config, lib, ... }:
 
 let
   cfg = config.mailserver;
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ in
         ++ lib.optional enablePop3 110
         ++ lib.optional enablePop3Ssl 995
         ++ lib.optional enableManageSieve 4190
-        ++ lib.optional (certificateScheme == 3) 80;
+        ++ lib.optional (certificateScheme == "acme-nginx") 80;
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/mail-server/nginx.nix b/mail-server/nginx.nix
index abc6421..e5fa597 100644
--- a/mail-server/nginx.nix
+++ b/mail-server/nginx.nix
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ let
   acmeRoot = "/var/lib/acme/acme-challenge";
 in
 {
-  config = lib.mkIf (cfg.enable && cfg.certificateScheme == 3) {
-    services.nginx = {
+  config = lib.mkIf (cfg.enable && (cfg.certificateScheme == "acme" || cfg.certificateScheme == "acme-nginx")) {
+    services.nginx = lib.mkIf (cfg.certificateScheme == "acme-nginx") {
       enable = true;
       virtualHosts."${cfg.fqdn}" = {
         serverName = cfg.fqdn;
diff --git a/mail-server/systemd.nix b/mail-server/systemd.nix
index 36e48d6..0fdcf90 100644
--- a/mail-server/systemd.nix
+++ b/mail-server/systemd.nix
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 let
   cfg = config.mailserver;
   certificatesDeps =
-    if cfg.certificateScheme == 1 then
+    if cfg.certificateScheme == "manual" then
       []
-    else if cfg.certificateScheme == 2 then
+    else if cfg.certificateScheme == "selfsigned" then
       [ "mailserver-selfsigned-certificate.service" ]
     else
       [ "acme-finished-${cfg.fqdn}.target" ];
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ in
 {
   config = with cfg; lib.mkIf enable {
     # Create self signed certificate
-    systemd.services.mailserver-selfsigned-certificate = lib.mkIf (cfg.certificateScheme == 2) {
+    systemd.services.mailserver-selfsigned-certificate = lib.mkIf (cfg.certificateScheme == "selfsigned") {
       after = [ "local-fs.target" ];
       script = ''
         # Create certificates if they do not exist yet