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How to install a Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) has become one of main keys behind the success in Online Businesses. It enables a server to create a encrypted connection with a browser so that no third party can breach it. Let’s Encrypt has started to offer Free SSL Certificate to make web a better place. Installing SSL Certificates by Let’s Encrypt isn’t a tough task to accomplish. Here we’ve discussed about Let’s Encrypt SSL Installation in cPanel.

Step by step guide on How to install a Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate from cPanel:

SSLforFree

STEP 1: Open a Browser & navigate to https://www.sslforfree.com/

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STEP 2: Enter the domain name (I used ‘ebizspot.com’) for which you want to enable SSL Certificate & click on ‘Create Free SSL Certificate’ button.

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STEP 3: Click on ‘Manual Verification’.

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STEP 4: Scroll down a little & click on ‘Manually Verify Domain’

download files

STEP 5: Download verification files.

STEP 6: Log into your cPanel account.

File Manager

STEP 7: Click on ‘File Manager’ in the Files section.

create folder

STEP 8: Create folder named ‘.well-known’ in ‘public_html’ & browse that folder.

create another folder

STEP 9: Again create a folder named ‘acme-challenge’ inside ‘.well-known’ folder & put the verification files that you’ve already downloaded in this folder.

SSL

STEP 10: Go back to cPanel & search for ‘SSL/TLS’ in the ‘Security’ section.

CSR Generate

STEP 11: Click on ‘Certificate Signing Requests’

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STEP 12: Fill out the form carefully & click on ‘Generate’ button & you’ll get encoded ‘CSR’ on the next screen.

copy CSR

STEP 13: Copy the generated CSR.

Paste CSR

STEP 14: Now go back to the screen you left at ‘STEP 5’ Check on ‘I have my own CSR’ you will now be given a text box to enter your CSR. Put it there & click on ‘Download SSL Certificate’.

STEP 15: Now you’ve got your desired SSL Certificte.

STEP 16: Go back to ‘SSL/TLS Manger’ in cPanel & click on ‘Certificate (CRT)’

upload certificate

STEP 17: Paste your certificate here & click on ‘Save Certificate’

STEP 18: Once your certificate is saved go back to SSL/TLS Wizard again & click on ‘Manage SSL Sites’

install SSL

STEP 19: Select the domain name from the drop down & click on ‘Autofill by Domain’

complete SSL installation

STEP 20: Scroll down a little & click on ‘Install Certificate’.

successful message

All done: A pop up screen with SSL Installation Confirmation will appear.

Congratulations, you are now ready to roar with an SSL Certificate by Let’s Encrypt.

VernalWeb includes Free Let’s Encrypt SSL with all Hosting plans. So you don’t need to take face hassle to install it by yourself.


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