{"id":78,"date":"2019-12-16T12:16:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T11:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=78"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T11:40:30","slug":"install-free-ssl-certificate-lets-encrypt","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/install-free-ssl-certificate-lets-encrypt\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I install a free SSL certificate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You install an SSL certificate if you want to secure your website with HTTPS and a lock in the address bar. This way, you protect your visitors&#8217; data. The secure connection of your SSL certificate prevents potential customers from receiving a warning message in their browser. In turn, customers will trust your website more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The search engine optimisation of your website also improves. A web shop with an SSL connection will score higher in Google&#8217;s search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ht-block-toc  is-style-outline htoc htoc--position-wide toc-list-style-plain\" data-htoc-state=\"expanded\" data-htoc-scrollspy=\"false\" data-htoc-auto-collapse=\"true\" data-htoc-mapping-headers=\"[false,true,true,true,true,true]\"><span class=\"htoc__title\"><span class=\"ht_toc_title\">IN THIS ARTICLE<\/span><span class=\"htoc__toggle\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><g fill=\"#444\"><path d=\"M15 7H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><path d=\"M15 1H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1zM15 13H1c-.6 0-1 .4-1 1s.4 1 1 1h14c.6 0 1-.4 1-1s-.4-1-1-1z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"htoc__itemswrap\"><ul class=\"ht_toc_list\"><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#h-generate-free-ssl\">Generate free SSL<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-how-do-i-install-a-free-ssl-on-my-hosting-package\">How do I install a free SSL on my hosting package?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#htoc-activate-let-s-encrypt-when-your-domain-name-does-not-point-to-your-hosting-package-advanced\">Activate Let&#8217;s encrypt when your domain name does not point to your hosting package (advanced)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-generate-free-ssl\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Generate free SSL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to Let&#8217;s Encrypt, you can create a free SSL certificate in a budget-friendly way. Let&#8217;s Encrypt is an international, independent and thus free certificate authority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because at Easyhost, online security is very important to us, SSL certificates from Let&#8217;s Encrypt are included by default in your hosting package. You do not have to do anything, we install it for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"htoc-how-do-i-install-a-free-ssl-on-my-hosting-package\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do I install a free SSL on my hosting package?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No SSL or HTTPS activated on your hosting package yet? Then you just need to activate a free SSL via our control panel. No, you do not have to create an SSL certificate yourself. For our Easyhost customers, we do that all by ourselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Follow these steps in the <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.easyhost.be\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/my.easyhost.be\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Easyhost<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong>to activate your free SSL:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li id=\"htoc-go-to-my-products-gt-web-hosting-gt-your-domain-name\">Go to &#8220;My products&#8221; &gt; &#8220;Web hosting&#8221; &gt; Your domain name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"htoc-in-the-menu-on-the-left-select-websites-amp-ssl\">In the menu on the left, select &#8220;Websites &amp; SSL&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"htoc-click-on-manage-website-on-the-right-and-choose-ssl-settings-in-the-dropdown1\">Click on &#8220;Manage website&#8221; on the right and choose &#8220;SSL settings&#8221; in the dropdown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"htoc-click-on-enable-let-s-encrypt-and-turn-on-forcing-https-this-change-can-take-up-to-15-minutes-after-that-your-website-will-appear-on-https1\">Click on &#8220;Enable Let&#8217;s Encrypt&#8221; and turn on &#8220;Forcing HTTPS&#8221;. This change can take up to 15 minutes. After that, your website will appear on HTTPS.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tip: Is your website working on HTTPS, but your browser still marks it as not secure?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then check for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/what-is-mixed-content-and-how-to-deal-with-it\/\">mixed content<\/a> and remove if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are using WordPress, all you need to do is install and activate the Really Simple SSL plugin. This will solve the problem of mixed content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"htoc-activate-let-s-encrypt-when-your-domain-name-does-not-point-to-your-hosting-package-advanced\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Activate Let&#8217;s encrypt when your domain name does not point to your hosting package (advanced)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Easyhost, you can activate Let&#8217;s encrypt for any website on your hosting package. Both the main website and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/put-multiple-websites-on-one-hosting-package-with-subsites\/\">subsites<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you cannot activate Let&#8217;s Encrypt on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/7998\/\">alias domain name <\/a>of one of those websites. That&#8217;s a problem when the domain name of a website no longer points to that package. E.g. because you are no longer using that domain name or that it should still temporarily point to an old hosting (website).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In that case, if you still want your website to be accessible via a particular alias domain name with Let&#8217;s Encrypt activated, there is a workaround.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-ht-blocks-messages wp-block-hb-message wp-block-hb-message--withicon\"><strong>In the example below, we assume this situation:<\/strong><br>Ninefortwo.<strong>be<\/strong> = the domain name not referring to hosting<br>Ninefortwo.<strong>info<\/strong> = the domain name for which we want to activate let&#8217;s encrypt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow these steps in <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/my.easyhost.be\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Easyhost<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li id=\"htoc-create-an-additional-website-on-the-hosting-package-your-website-is-on-in-our-example-this-is-the-hosting-package-ninefortwo-be1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/kb\/put-multiple-websites-on-one-hosting-package-with-subsites\/\">Create an additional website on the hosting package<\/a> your website is on. In our example, this is the hosting package ninefortwo.be.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"htoc-uncheck-the-checkbox-so-that-you-can-link-the-website-to-another-folder1\">Uncheck the checkbox so that you can link the website to another folder.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"htoc-in-the-input-field-enter-the-folder-where-the-website-originally-resides-usually-this-is-the-folder-where-the-main-website-resides-namely-www1\">In the input field, enter the folder where the website originally resides. Usually this is the folder where the main website resides, namely &#8220;\/www&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"htoc-your-settings-should-look-like-this-see-image-at-the-bottom-click-add-website-to-create-the-website1\">Your settings should look like this, see image. At the bottom, click &#8220;Add website&#8221; to create the website.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23059\" style=\"width: 750px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2023-05-12-at-12.58.18-1.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"htoc-now-click-on-manage-website-by-the-new-website-and-choose-ssl-settings-see-image1\">Now click on &#8220;Manage website&#8221; by the new website and choose &#8220;SSL settings&#8221;, see image.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li id=\"htoc-click-on-activate-let-s-encrypt-and-tick-force-https-this-change-can-take-up-to-15-minutes-after-that-you-can-test-the-new-website-with-https-using-the-normal-domain-name-in-our-case-ninefortwo-be1\">Click on &#8220;Activate Let&#8217;s Encrypt&#8221; and tick &#8220;Force HTTPS&#8221;. This change can take up to 15 minutes. After that, you can test the new website with HTTPS using the normal domain name (in our case, ninefortwo.be).<br>Note: this certificate only secures the domain name on which you activate Let\u2019s Encrypt.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easyhost.be\/en\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2023-05-12-at-12.59.49-1024x677.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23060\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You install an SSL certificate if you want to secure your website with HTTPS and a lock in the address bar. This way, you protect your visitors&#8217; data. The secure connection of your SSL certificate prevents potential customers from receiving a warning message in their browser. 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