Revision as of 11:00, 9 June 2020

Let's Encrypt!

Let's Encrypt is a free SSL/CA service created by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). It allows its users to create their own SSL/TLS certificate to have secure HTTPS connections to their websites through a free service in their Shared Hosting panel. If you would like to know more about the ISRG or the Let's Encrypt product, please see https://letsencrypt.org/about/ .

How to create your own SSL certificate using Let's Encrypt

1. Log in to your hosting panel at hosting.xmission.com

2. Find the "SSL/TLS Certificat" button under the website you are wanting to add a self-assigned Let's Encrypt SSL certificate for

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3. Fill in a contact email in case of a lost key, or you are in need of recovery

• If you wish to have your www website covered by the certificate, check the box "Include www.yourdomain.com" as an alternative domain name."

4 Click Renew

• Administration/Logging in
• Adding a Domain
  • Adding a Subdomain
  • Adding a Domain Alias
  • Adding a Domain Forwarder
• Adding MySQL Databases
  • Managing MySQL
• Adding/Managing DNS Records
• Managing Domain/Users
• Managing FTP Access/Users
  • About FTP and Shared Hosting
• PHP Settings
• Previewing the Website
• Secure Your Sites
• Web Statistics

Additional Development Help

• Changing your upload limits
• Password Protecting a Directory With ".htaccess"

Applications

• Let's Encrypt!
• Wordpress One-Click Install
• WordPress Toolkit

Domain Management

• Domains
• Hosting a domain not registered with XMission