Install free SSL on Cpanel
With so many threats spreading across the Internet, applying recommended security measures to your website matters more than ever, and using SSL is one of the most important steps. This post covers how to install a free Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate on cPanel.
Users often ask the following questions about Let’s Encrypt SSL certificates:
- Is there a security difference between free and paid SSL certificates?
- Technically, both use the same encryption methods, so the level of protection is the same. The difference is in how they are issued and renewed: free certificates are usually issued for 3 months. They also differ in the types they support: multi-domain and wildcard SSL certificates are mostly not supported.
- How does renewal work for these certificates?
- Free SSL is usually issued for 3 months, but popular control panels such as Plesk and cPanel renew it automatically, with no effort from the user.
To install SSL on cPanel, first log in to your account and, in the Security section, click Let’s Encrypt.
If your hosting provider hasn’t enabled this feature, you won’t see this icon. All servers at avanetco have this extension enabled.
On the next page you’ll see a list of your domains. Choose the one you want. Free SSL covers only the domain itself and its www version.
After a few seconds, a message confirms that free SSL was installed on cPanel. If permanent redirection to HTTPS is turned on, your website will now load over HTTPS.
