Adding an Let's Encrypt / SSL FOR FREE Certificate to your website.
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ADDING AN LET'S ENCRYPT / SSL FOR FREE CERTIFICATE TO YOUR WEBSITE.
Published:
07 Aug 2017, last updated 08 Nov 2017 12:31
Introduction
This support article explains how to add a free SSL certificate provided by Let's Encrypt to your website via the Hosting Control Panel.
Method
- Log into the Hosting Control Panel
- In left-hand menu, expand Hosting Space Menu then click on Web Sites.
- Under the list of Web Sites, select/click on the website you wish to add a SSL certificate to.
- On the Web Site Properties page, click on the SSL tab.
- Under Install (free) Lets Encrypt Certificate click on Install Certificate
- Certificate generation and installation will take around 5 to 10 seconds. Once completed, you will see the message Lets Encrypt Installed
- Your website now has an SSL certificate installed. If you want to force all users to access your website via SSL, consider adding a UrlRewrite rule to force this action.
Certificate Renewal
SSL certificates created through the hosting control panel should automatically renew every 60 days.