Free SSL Method?

MGaLL

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Hello, sorry for clickbait title

I am actually looking for a way to get free SSL or low cost because companies shave a lot on these and I don't want to pay for renew.

My host is Namecheap. Please help me to get rid of this. Many thanks.
 
I'm shocked that in 2022 some hosting companies still don't provide free SSL.
 
I'm shocked that in 2022 some hosting companies still don't provide free SSL.
they do actually (1 year) but trying to shave you when you want to renew
prices are ridiculous
 
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Thread moved to the web hosting section. Good luck in your search!
 
Hello,

If you buy a hosting service, you mostly get an SSL certificate for free, which is a good way to get it free. And at the time of renewal, it gets renewed automatically. You can also check for the Paid SSL certificate; Many hosting providers offer both free and paid. And the prices may differ as per the provider. Still, you make the comparisons. If you ask me, I suggest you check out Bluehost, AccuWeb Hosting and Hostgator.
 
Cloudflare is a great suggestion. Hostinger also gave me a few free SSL certificate, and a few additional ones at $5 / lifetime.
 
Why not change host? Greengeeks offer free Lets Encrypt SSL that is automatically renewed. And I am sure there are many other web hosts who provide the same. This is mentioned clearly in their pricing page.
 
Hello, sorry for clickbait title

I am actually looking for a way to get free SSL or low cost because companies shave a lot on these and I don't want to pay for renew.

My host is Namecheap. Please help me to get rid of this. Many thanks.
watch some video on youtube, namcheap still give free sll but not auto and easy like before, you need manual install in panel namcheap hosting
 
I'm shocked that in 2022 some hosting companies still don't provide free SSL.
me, too. That's why I left Namecheap last year after SSL expired for all of my sites and they wanted me to renew for $9 per year per certificate, which would have cost me a lot for something that many host providers offer for free. Well, this and the fact that they tried to charge me almost 3x more than the normal renewal cost for my hosting plan :D

Anyway, here's how I learned to enable free SSL for Namecheap @MGaLL:



It will require a bit of messing around with the terminal, but if you follow the steps mentioned you'll make it work eventually. But my recommendation is that you move away from Namecheap as they're slowly turning into the next Godaddy (just my gut feeling).
 
Let me know if above method doesn't work for you.
I've played around with acme.sh code and installed free Let's Encrypt certs on my domains with namecheap webhosting.
 
Thanks guys! Going to try this with NC or cloudflare later tonight and update.

Yeah NC is going Godaddy road for sure.
 
No one mentioned unossl.com which I use since a long time, but needs certificate re-generation every 3 months.
 
No one mentioned unossl.com which I use since a long time, but needs certificate re-generation every 3 it'months.
I used to renew certs manually before. You can automate certs renewal with cronjob if you use some scripts like acme.sh. From then on you don't need to worry about certs expiring.
 
Hostblast is giving free ssl with there cheap webhosting.
 
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