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Install a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate on a site
This guide explains how to install a free SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt on a website hosted by Infomaniak.
Preamble
- Once the certificate is installed, your website will be accessible in
http
andhttps
… - If you want to include an alias domain recently added to your site that already had a certificate, you need to update it.
- For multiple subdomains, refer to this other guide.
- Let's Encrypt limits certificate installation to:
- 100 subdomains
- 20 certificates for 7 days per registered domain
- 5 failed requests per account per host name per hour
Install a free SSL certificate on a site
Prerequisites
- For the installation to be possible, the DNS of the domain name must be correctly configured to point to the site in question.
- If a change has recently been made at this level, some operations may not be functional immediately.
To access the websites to install an SSL certificate:
- Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click directly on the name assigned to the product in question:
- Click on Configure under SSL Certificate:
- Click the Install certificate button:
- Choose the free certificate.
- Click on the Next button:
- Check or select the relevant domains.
- Click on the Install: button:
- Wait until the certificate is obtained on the site.
Refer to this guide if you encounter SSL errors and this other guide specifically if you use Cloudflare.
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