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Update On: 23 Jul 2021Install Free SSL Let’s Encrypt plugin in cPanel

Let’s Encrypt is a committed, open-source certification specialist that gives free SSL documents for your areas. Now Let’s Encrypt plugins is prepared for cPanel and how you can apply them to install and replace free documents in a few moments. The Let’s Encrypt plugin enables you to automatically provision cPanel reports with Let’s Encrypt SSL certifications for places that do not previously have valid CA-signed SSL certifications.

There are two essential prerequisites to be met for a document to be able to issue.

• The domain titles you want to be signed must be guided to this cPanel server previously
• The Let’s Encrypt™ CA need be able to visit http://your-domain/.well-known/xxxxx/xxx successfully. These directories/files will be created automatically, but you should take care that you do not have any .htaccess rules that prevent entrance.

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Log in to the command line via SSH as the root user.

Run the following command:

/scripts/install_lets_encrypt_autossl_provider

Login WHM

Go to SSL/TLS > Manage AutoSSL and choose the Let’s Encrypt option under Choose an AutoSSL provider and Click Save

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To allow this opportunity for users, click the Manage Users tab, then choose the Enable radio switch next to the user account names where you want to install documents.

• Click the Analysis button to permit AutoSSL. you can go back to the main Providers tab and match the Run AutoSSL For All Users key.

Disable and uninstall the Let’s Encrypt plugin

/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/uninstall_lets_encrypt_autossl_provider command

Install Let’s Encrypt cPanel Plugin using yum repository.

Log into your SSH client at root level, then add the Let’s Encrypt repository with the following command:

cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ && wget https://letsencrypt-for-cpanel.com/static/letsencrypt.repo

Install the plugin for cPanel.

yum -y install letsencrypt-cpanel

Once installation is completed, Install Free SSL Certificate for your areas.
Log into cPanel, you should see a Let’s Encrypt for cPanel button under Safety.

letsencrypt for cpanel

Click Lets Encrypt for cPanel
Toward the base of the page, you should view the Issue a new certificate segment. It will show a list of all your existing domains including changes of them with and without a www. prefix.
Match the Issue Single link beside the domain where you need your certificate fixed.

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Click one of the Issue Many links at the top or bottom of the file if you need to install it on various domains. You can also connect let’s encrypt free SSL certification for mail SMTPS/POP3S/IMAPS.

Install Let’s Encrypt cPanel GitHub Plugin

Log into your SSH client at root level

# cd /opt

# /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin/git clone https://github.com/Prajithp/letsencrypt-cpanel.git

# cd letsencrypt-cpanel

# ./install.sh

Log into cPanel
Go to Security and click the Let’s Encrypt link.
On the administration page, click the New SSL Certification button.