SSL Installation Guides

Step-by-step guides for installing your free SSL certificate on any platform.

Easy

cPanel

Install SSL via the cPanel SSL/TLS Manager - no command line required.
Intermediate

Apache

Configure SSL on Apache with VirtualHost directives and mod_ssl.
Intermediate

Nginx

Set up SSL on Nginx with a fullchain certificate and server block config.
Intermediate

IIS

Install SSL on Windows Server IIS by importing a PFX certificate.
Easy

Plesk

Add SSL to a Plesk domain via the SSL/TLS Certificates panel.
Easy

WordPress

Switch WordPress to HTTPS and fix mixed content with Really Simple SSL.
Advanced

AWS

Use ACM for load balancers and CloudFront, or install manually on EC2.
Intermediate

Node.js

Load SSL certificates directly in the Node.js https module or Express.

Before You Begin

Every installation guide on this site requires the same three files from your SSL certificate download:

certificate.crt Your SSL certificate
private.key Your private key - keep this secure and never share it
ca_bundle.crt CA bundle (intermediate certificates)

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