How do I get a free Lets Encrypt SSL certificate for my website?

An SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificate is required for the conversation between your website and a visitors browser to be secured. It’s now best practise to run all sites over https:// rather than http:// – your visitors will see a secure padlock in their web browser and can be sure that data they enter in to your contact form or purchases from your online store are secure.

Hostko offers free SSL certificates from Lets Encrypt™. You can issue these yourself from within your hosting cPanel. You will need your cPanel username and password to access this directly, or you can access cPanel from within the Hosting section of your Hostko Client Area.

1. Access cPanel by visiting your domain with /cpanel on the end e.g. https://example.com/cpanel – and then login.
2. Click the Lets Encrypt™ SSL icon within the SECURITY section of cPanel.
   
   
3. Click the +Issue link next to the domain for which you’d like to obtain your SSL certificate.
   
   
4. In addition to the primary domain certificate, you can also add additional domains to the certificate by ticking their Include box.
   
   Finally, click the Issue button and your certificate will be issued.