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No need to buy a SSL certficate
- Posted January 15, 2014
Hello,
Am i correct to think that i do not need to buy a SSL certificate to get a SSL on a droplet ?
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@kamaln7 how about if i do a website with a personal portofolio and i post there a services list ? Could i use the free version ?
Yes, that would be okay.
A non commercial website being one that does not sell goods? If it was for a clients social network site, would that be okay?
A self-signed certificate usually appears as “untrusted” is most browsers as the browser can’t verify that the certificate is actually valid and is created by you, the owner of the website. <br><img src=“http://www.sslshopper.com/assets/images/chrome-beta-ssl-2.png” alt=“example” /> <br>StartSSL offers valid signed certificates for free (as long as you use them on non-commercial websites).
Is a self signed one/free SSL better than a bought one?
That’s correct. <br> <br>You can set up a self-signed certificate: <br>https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-create-a-ssl-certificate-on-apache-for-ubuntu-12-04 <br>https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-create-a-ssl-certificate-on-nginx-for-ubuntu-12-04 <br> <br>Or use a free SSL certificate: <br> <br>https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-apache-with-a-free-signed-ssl-certificate-on-a-vps