{"id":615,"date":"2024-11-26T17:36:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T17:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/?p=615"},"modified":"2024-11-26T19:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:00:11","slug":"how-to-activate-free-ssl-on-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/how-to-activate-free-ssl-on-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to activate free SSL on cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, SSL certificates are crucial for providing secure connections for websites and improving search engine rankings. Google, in particular, prioritizes sites that use SSL in its rankings. You can use either paid or free SSL certificates on your website. If your website is hosted under one of our hosting packages and the domain&#8217;s NS records are directed to the hosting package, the SSL setup is performed automatically. If NS records were directed later or under different circumstances, you can manually perform the installation. Follow the steps below to manually install a free Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL certificate through cPanel.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Access the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.fastpanda.co.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Sign In&#8221; button on the opened page, enter your customer panel information, and click the &#8220;Log in&#8221; button to log in to your account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoooom alignnone wp-image-164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1143\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2.png 1898w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-1536x676.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-60x26.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Sign-In-2-150x66.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1143px) 100vw, 1143px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoooom alignnone wp-image-195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1342\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew.png 1898w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-1024x475.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-768x356.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-1536x712.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Loginnew-150x70.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1342px) 100vw, 1342px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Web Hosting&#8221; option in the left menu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/webhosting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoooom alignnone wp-image-179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/webhosting.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1364\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/webhosting.png 1903w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/webhosting-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/webhosting-1024x473.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/webhosting-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/webhosting-1536x709.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/webhosting-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/webhosting-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1364px) 100vw, 1364px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the opened page, you will see your existing web hosting packages. Click the &#8220;Manage Product&#8221; button for the service you want to access cPanel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hostingmanage.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoooom alignnone wp-image-180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hostingmanage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1370\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hostingmanage.png 1905w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hostingmanage-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hostingmanage-1024x474.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hostingmanage-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hostingmanage-1536x710.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hostingmanage-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/hostingmanage-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1370px) 100vw, 1370px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You will see a &#8220;Login to cPanel&#8221; button. Clicking on this button will automatically redirect you to cPanel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cpanellogin.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zoooom alignnone wp-image-212\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cpanellogin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1364\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cpanellogin.png 1906w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cpanellogin-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cpanellogin-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cpanellogin-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cpanellogin-1536x706.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cpanellogin-60x28.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/cpanellogin-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1364px) 100vw, 1364px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the cPanel home page, under the &#8220;Security&#8221; section, click on the &#8220;SSL\/TLS Status&#8221; option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SSL-TLS-Status.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-617\" title=\"SSL TLS Status\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SSL-TLS-Status.png\" alt=\"SSL TLS Status\" width=\"1918\" height=\"876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SSL-TLS-Status.png 1918w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SSL-TLS-Status-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SSL-TLS-Status-1024x468.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SSL-TLS-Status-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SSL-TLS-Status-1536x702.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SSL-TLS-Status-60x27.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/SSL-TLS-Status-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1918px) 100vw, 1918px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Click the &#8220;Run AutoSSL&#8221; button. This process will allow Let&#8217;s Encrypt to generate and install the certificate on your site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Run-SSL.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-618\" title=\"Run SSL\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Run-SSL.png\" alt=\"Run SSL\" width=\"1915\" height=\"874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Run-SSL.png 1915w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Run-SSL-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Run-SSL-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Run-SSL-768x351.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Run-SSL-1536x701.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Run-SSL-60x27.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Run-SSL-150x68.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1915px) 100vw, 1915px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once the installation is complete, open your site with &#8220;https:\/\/&#8221; to verify that the SSL certificate is working. Additionally, you can check using SSL verification tools like https:\/\/www.sslshopper.com\/ssl-checker.html.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, SSL certificates are crucial for providing secure connections for websites and improving search engine rankings. Google, in particular, prioritizes sites that use SSL in its rankings. You can use either paid or free SSL certificates on your website. 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