# Multi Domain encryption

**URL:** <https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/multi-domain-encryption/57969>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [March 28, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/multi-domain-encryption/57969 "2018-03-28T13:46:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![westgate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/user_avatar/community.letsencrypt.org/westgate/32/22028_2.png) [@westgate](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/westgate)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/multi-domain-encryption/57969/1 "2018-03-28T13:46:53Z")

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I am wondering if Let’s Encrypt offers multi domain certificates. I own several websites and would like to encrypt all of them, or should I obtain a separate SSL for each domain?

My domain is: [http://westgatedigital.com](http://westgatedigital.com)

I ran this command:

It produced this output:

My web server is (include version):

The operating system my web server runs on is (include version): Apache  
2.2.24 and 2.2.25

My hosting provider, if applicable, is: Hostgator

I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don’t know): no

I’m using a control panel to manage my site (no, or provide the name and version of the control panel): yes

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**Author:** ![bytecamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@bytecamp](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/bytecamp)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/multi-domain-encryption/57969/2 "2018-03-28T13:55:30Z")

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> [@westgate](#):
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> I own several websites and would like to encrypt all of them, or should I obtain a separate SSL for each domain?

This is completely your choice. However, my usual way is issuing one certificate for one domain including all subdomains (at least: www).

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**Author:** ![Osiris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/839c29/32.png) [@Osiris](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/Osiris)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/multi-domain-encryption/57969/3 "2018-03-28T15:21:15Z")

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> [@westgate](#):
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> I own several websites and would like to encrypt all of them, or should I obtain a separate SSL for each domain?

Depends on the following:

> [@westgate](#):
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> My hosting provider, if applicable, is: Hostgator
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> I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don’t know): no
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> I’m using a control panel to manage my site (no, or provide the name and version of the control panel): yes

This would suggest you don't have any low-level control over your webserver. Everything depends on what Hostgater offers you.

You should look in your control panel for something like SSL or TLS and see what options Hostgater offers you.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/letsencrypt/original/3X/c/a/ca6c06ea1ea201324bba7048c6841ce60236468d.png) [@system](https://community.letsencrypt.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/multi-domain-encryption/57969/4 "2018-04-27T15:21:31Z")

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