# Free SSL for Godaddy domain **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [February 1, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041 "2023-02-01T09:03:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![it.consultant.0315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3ab097/32.png) [@it.consultant.0315](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/it.consultant.0315)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041/1 "2023-02-01T09:03:29Z")
how to create free ssl certificate for GODaddy domain ---
**Author:** ![danb35](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/danb35/32/70869_2.png) [@danb35](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/danb35)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041/2 "2023-02-01T10:35:02Z")
> **[Getting Started - Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/getting-started/)** > > To enable HTTPS on your website, you need to get a certificate (a type of file) from a Certificate Authority (CA). Let’s Encrypt is a CA. In order to get a certificate for your website’s domain from Let’s Encrypt, you have to... ---
**Author:** ![griffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/griffin/32/50204_2.png) [@griffin](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/griffin)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041/3 "2023-02-01T14:45:30Z")
After reading through all the typical introductory material, getting really confused, and finding out most clients/approaches don't work for their scenario, most people who use GoDaddy shared hosting finally discover that the easiest way is to use CertSage. What ACME client you use to acquire and install your certificate typically depends upon your website hosting provider if you're using files to verify domain ownership (HTTP-01 challenge) or your domain registrar if you're using DNS records to verify domain ownership (DNS-01 challenge). > [@CertSage ACME client (version 1.4.0) - easy webpage interface, optimized for cPanel, no commands to type, root not required](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/certsage-acme-client-version-1-4-0-easy-webpage-interface-optimized-for-cpanel-no-commands-to-type-root-not-required/188070): > > N… ---
**Author:** ![Bruce5051](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/bruce5051/32/76576_2.png) [@Bruce5051](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Bruce5051)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041/4 "2023-02-01T18:17:30Z")
> [@it.consultant.0315](#): > > create free ssl certificate for GODaddy domain You may find that another Free ACME CA might be easier (but then again possibly not) > **[ACME CA Comparison - Posh-ACME](https://poshac.me/docs/v4/Guides/ACME-CA-Comparison/)** > > Documentation for the Posh-ACME PowerShell module ---
**Author:** ![griffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/griffin/32/50204_2.png) [@griffin](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/griffin)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041/5 "2023-02-01T20:04:24Z")
> [@Bruce5051](#): > > but then again possibly not I second that sentiment. ---
**Author:** ![rg305](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/rg305/32/91314_2.png) [@rg305](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/rg305)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041/6 "2023-02-01T20:06:51Z")
I third it. The easiest "fix" is to replace the shared hosting package for one that is known to work with FREE certificates. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce5051](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/bruce5051/32/76576_2.png) [@Bruce5051](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Bruce5051)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041/7 "2023-02-02T19:58:36Z")
And here is share from a while back [Letsencrypt + godaddy = fail - #2 by \_az](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/letsencrypt-godaddy-fail/130396/2) ---
**Author:** ![griffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/griffin/32/50204_2.png) [@griffin](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/griffin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041/8 "2023-02-02T22:21:40Z")
CertSage makes using GoDaddy very easy though. 1 minute every 60 days is not a big lift. ---
**Author:** ![danb35](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/danb35/32/70869_2.png) [@danb35](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/danb35)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041/9 "2023-02-02T22:29:56Z")
But the better answer remains, "move to a less user-hostile web host". ---
**Author:** ![rg305](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/rg305/32/91314_2.png) [@rg305](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/rg305)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041/10 "2023-02-02T22:42:28Z")
Indeed; Why perpetuate their unnecessary difficulty? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/free-ssl-for-godaddy-domain/192041/11 "2023-03-04T22:42:32Z")
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