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Install a free SSL certificate (Let's Encrypt)

Most hosts ship Let's Encrypt 1-click. Here's how to enable it across cPanel, SiteGround and bare VPS.

5 min read intermediateUpdated Apr 1, 2025
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Reviewed by the editorial team · Apr 1, 2025

Step by step

  1. 01

    cPanel hosts

    Security → SSL/TLS Status → Run AutoSSL.

  2. 02

    SiteGround/Kinsta

    Already installed. Toggle 'Force HTTPS' in site settings.

  3. 03

    VPS (Ubuntu)

    Install certbot. Run 'sudo certbot --nginx -d yourdomain.com'.

  4. 04

    Auto-renewal

    Certbot adds a cron job. Test with 'certbot renew --dry-run'.

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