Question
How to install SSL for my website?
Hello Folks,
I want to install SSL certificate for my website which is hosted on a DO VPS. There is a “free” SSL guide which I am not able to get results with. I do not want my users to have red warning pages or crossed https written in their browsers and am ready to go for a CA.
But there are a lot of options to choose a SSL provider. Which provider should I buy the SSL from (bigger problem) and how should I install the certificates into my VPS?
NOTE: The website does not run as a VirtualHost (if that makes any difference).
Regards
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a free ssl cert from startssl would be a good first try. You can always replace it with a purchased ssl one.
The free one from startssl will not have warnings if you set it up properly.
If you are asking for a recommendation which SSL is good at affordable price, then I would go for NameCheap website because they offer RapidSSL at $10.95/year. so if you have a coupon/discount then you make get it a lot cheaper especially if you make a long term purchase say 2 years minimum.
For the installation procedure, I believe they ‘RapidSSL company’ explain at their site how to install it. it is very simple and doesn’t take more than 15 minutes.