How to Install a Free Let’s Encrypt Certificate

3 months ago
nikolay
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Installing a Let’s Encrypt tokenless certificate

🔐 Step 1: Obtain a Let’s Encrypt Certificate

  1. Log in to the Plesk hosting control panel. You received access details when your hosting order was activated, for example: https://yourdomain.com:8443.
  2. Go to Websites & Domains, click SSL Certificates, and select the Let’s Encrypt certificate for your domain.

  3. In the form that opens, specify:
    • Email address to receive notifications from Let’s Encrypt.
    • Select the options:
      • Secure the domain name
      • Include a “www” subdomain
      • Secure webmail
      • Assign the certificate to the mail domain
  4. Click Get it free.

Plesk will automatically generate and install an SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt for your domain.

⚙️ Step 2: Select the Certificate in Hosting Settings

  1. In Websites & Domains, click Hosting Settings for your domain.
  2. In the Security section:
    • Check SSL/TLS support.
    • In the Certificate dropdown list, select the newly installed Let’s Encrypt certificate.
    • Click OK or Apply.

This ensures your website uses the new certificate for secure connections.

🔄 Step 3: Verification & Automatic Renewal

  • The certificate is valid for 90 days.
  • Plesk automatically renews it using the SSL It! extension.
  • You will receive an email notification if there are any issues with renewal.

📌 Additional Tips
If you encounter issues issuing the certificate, make sure the domain is properly configured in DNS and accessible from the Internet.

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