I would like to get an SSL certificate for my domain, but I can only see options to buy one. I would prefer a cheaper option as I am on a tight budget. Is there a URL I can go to for a cheaper SSL, or do I need to generate my own SSL using documentation?
Start from here:
or here:
and put your wallet away, certificates are free here.
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in let's encrypt it won't show were to get it, as i need my ssl from there
please read the two pages I linked. If you need more help, answer these questions: (please do not skip questions, if you do not know, tell us you do not know)
Please fill out the fields below so we can help you better. Note: you must provide your domain name to get help. Domain names for issued certificates are all made public in Certificate Transparency logs (e.g. crt.sh | example.com), so withholding your domain name here does not increase secrecy, but only makes it harder for us to provide help.
My domain is:
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):
My hosting provider, if applicable, is:
I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don't know):
I'm using a control panel to manage my site (no, or provide the name and version of the control panel):
The version of my client is (e.g. output of
certbot --versionorcertbot-auto --versionif you're using Certbot):
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do i reply it in here or in dms of someone?
Please reply here so the entire Community can possibly help.
Note that your webhosting provider might prevent you from getting a free (!) certificate from e.g. Let's Encrypt, maybe so they can get more profit.. While free certificates exist.. Borderline evil IMO.
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i don't understand some few things like
I ran this command:
It produced this output:
I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don't know):
do i have to do somthing before sumitting it
Usually yes, but sometimes users, like you, haven't run anything (yet). The other questions are important though. E.g., can you log into a root shell (SSH) on your server. Or not. This question is related to the type of hosting you have. E.g. a VPS or shared hosting.
Just answer all the questions to the best of your knowledge. "I don't know what this means" is also a valid answer.
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Do i need to run a SSH key
What do you mean with "run a SSH key"? While SSH often uses public key authentication, you cannot "run a key"?
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i mean generate a SSH key
Dose anyone has discord that can call me and help me setup the and gett the ssl, my name tag is theoneodd_out
Generating a key is one thing, getting the public key on the server so it will authenticate you is another. But maybe the sites control panel will allow you to do that?
Also, you still haven't filled out the questionnaire, which includes a question about the control panel.
For shared hosting one usuallt uses the control panel to get a certificate.
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can you like dm in discord or make a google meet or somthing just to help
Sorry, I cannot.
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My domain is: authlinkportal.online
I ran this command: I don't know what this means
It produced this output: I don't know what this means
My web server is (include version): I don't know what this means
The operating system my web server runs on is (include version): I don't know what this means
My hosting provider, if applicable, is: My hosting provider for my web is pebblehost
I can login to a root shell on my machine (yes or no, or I don't know): I don't know
I'm using a control panel to manage my site (no, or provide the name and version of the control panel): yes, and cpanel version is 110.0.17
The version of my client is (e.g. output of certbot --version or certbot-auto --version if you're using Certbot): I don't know what this means
You can. It's an entirely separate system, apart from any SSL/TLS stuff you might want or need.
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Does your cPanel perhaps have some kind of SSL or TLS section?
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can you dm me in discord or call me, if its ok or a google meets, i need to get this ssl as i need it badly
You might want to consider changing hosting provider, because Pebblehost has a section about HTTPS, but they're using Cloudflare for that, instead of doing the work themselves: PebbleHost Knowledgebase | How to configure HTTPS on your Web Hosting. And that guide is very, VERY minimalistic and shady at best....
Unless you have a dedicated server instead of shared hosting, which is important to know and mention.
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