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I'm assuming this is a shared hosting plan. In that case, this section of the FAQs applies:

@josh

I'm on a shared hosting plan. Can I use Let's Encrypt?

The easiest solution would be for your web host to provide a one-click integration with Let's Encrypt through their control panel. The community maintains a list of web hosting providers with Let's Encrypt support.

If your web host doesn't integrate with Let's Encrypt directly, but supports uploading your own certificate and key, you might be able to use Let's Encrypt. The client has a manual mode which should work in typical shared hosting environments. Note that you'll have to renew your certificate manually every 3 months.

It seems like GoDaddy does not allow you to upload a certificate and does not offer a one-click integration with Let's Encrypt, so your options are basically:

• Switch to a hosting provider that supports Let's Encrypt natively (see list linked above)
• Upgrade to a hosting plan that offers paid SSL (or one that supports uploading third-party certificates, if available, and then use the manual plugin as described above)

I would recommend the first option.