Tag: Hosting
Installing an SSL certificate on MediaTemple
After generating your Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate in Really Simple Security (step-by-step instructions here), you will have received three files: CRT, KEY and CABUNDLE. These files have to be uploaded in your MediaTemple Dashboard, after which your site will be secured with SSL. Login to the MediaTemple user portal Navigate to the “Overview” page Find your domain in the list of sites and click the domain where SSL should be installed Select “Manage SSL Certificate Options” or “SSL Options” (this
Hosting Providers with Free SSL
Below you will find a list of known free SSL certificates per hosting provider. If your hosting provider is not listed, but does offer free SSL Please let us know. Known hosting providers with free certificates Hosting Providers Contabo Contabo’s SSL certificates are activated by default. If this is not the case on rare occasions, you can enable SSL in your hosting panel (cPanel) with AutoSSL. Activated by default and available in cPanel if needed. Instructions can be found here.
Installing SSL on cPanel
Installing a Let’s Encrypt certificate on cPanel After generating an SSL certificate using Really Simple Security (v5 and upwards), the SSL certificate needs to be installed on your server. This is typically done through a hosting control panel like cPanel. Automatic installation In most cases Really Simple Security can install the certificate automatically for you on cPanel. To be able to do this, the cPanel API or shell functionality should be available. Really Simple Security will detect if this is the
Installing an SSL certificate on GoDaddy
Really Simple Security can generate a free Let’s Encrypt certificate for most GoDaddy environments. If you do not see the below sections on GoDaddy, we recommend reaching out to their support team to help you enable an SSL certificate. Some GoDaddy plans (e.g., GoDaddy Managed Hosting) usually come with a free SSL certificate by default, so it should not be needed to manually generate a certificate with the plugin in that case. Once you have generated a Let’s Encrypt SSL
Installing an SSL certificate on Hostinger
Hostinger offers a free SSL certificate with their hosting plans. This means you don’t have to go through the Let’s Encrypt Wizard in Really Simple Security to generate and install an SSL certificate. For detailed installation instructions, see this Hostinger video: