How to install Free SSL Certificate on cPanel ?

How to install Free SSL Certificate on cPanel ?

In this tutorial, we are going to installing a let's encrypt ssl of ZeroSSL. 

ZeroSSL is a one-stop solution for SSL certificate creation and management, allowing users to create website security certificates issued by ZeroSSL either using a fast and straightforward user interface, using ACME integrations, or using a full-fledged SSL REST API.

 

Step 1) Check your Domain SSL status.

https://www.tech2towards.tech

 

Step 2) Open Below link and write the Domain name.

https://www.sslforfree.com/

 

Step 3) Do Login or Register  

 

Step 4) In Dashboard, Click on New_Certificate

 

Step 5) write the domain name >> Click on next Step

 

Step 6) Select 90 days and Click on next Step

 

Step 7) Click on next Step in (CSR & Contact)

 

Step 8) Select Free plan and Click on Next Step 

 

Step 9) Now Verify your Domain by selecting any one in the following.

Verification Method

Email Verification :- If you have Email service, than you can use.
DNS (CNAME)        :- Add provided Cname in DNS record.
HTTP File Upload   :- Domain will be verify by the http file.

 

Step 10) In my situation, I am using HTTP_File_Upload Verification Method.

 

•  Download File, by clicking in Download_Auth_File
  
  
  
  
  

•  make directory under html or public_html (through Terminal or GUI)

For ubuntu 

$ mkdir /var/www/html/.well-known/
$ mkdir /var/www/html/.well-known/pki-validation/

For WHM/Cpanel

$ mkdir /home/$USER/public_html/.well-known/
$ mkdir /home/$USER/public_html/.well-known/pki-validation/

 

•  Upload downloaded_auth_file under .well-known/pki-validation/ directory.
  
  
  
  
  
  

• paste below link in browser bar for the Verification.
  
  
  
  
  
  

Step 11) After verification, Download Certificate file.

•  Click on drop down and select cpanel, and download certificate.
  
  
  
  
  
  

Step 12) Login in Cpanel, go to security section and click on SSL/TLS

 

Step 13) Click on Manage SSL sites.

 

Step 14) select domain name by drop-down.

Certificate: (CRT)  :- copy and paste contain of certificate.crt file, which you downloaded.

•  Click on AutoFill by_Domain Button.
  
  
  
  
  
  

Private Key: (KEY)  :- copy and paste contain of private.key file, which you downloaded.

•  Click on Install_Certificate Button.
  
  
  
  
  
  

Step 15) Now check your domain status by using https://domain_name/