Introducing Free SSL on All Hosting Plans
A quick note from the team: starting today, every hosting plan we sell — from the entry-level Starter to the largest Cloud Business plan — includes free, automatically-renewing SSL certificates at no additional cost.
This has been a long time coming. The web has moved decisively to HTTPS, browsers warn visitors about non-secure sites, and we've never really felt great about charging extra for what should be table stakes.
What "free SSL" includes
- A Let's Encrypt domain-validated SSL certificate for your primary domain
- SSL for unlimited subdomains hosted on the account
- Automatic renewal every 60 days — you do nothing
- HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect with one toggle in the control panel
- Modern TLS configuration (TLS 1.2 and 1.3 only)
What this means if you're a current customer
If you're already paying for SSL as an add-on:
- The free SSL is being provisioned on your account automatically over the next 48 hours.
- Your paid SSL stays active until its current term ends.
- You won't be re-billed for it on renewal — we'll switch you over to the free certificate seamlessly.
If you bought a wildcard or extended-validation certificate, those continue as normal — the free option is DV (domain-validated), which covers most use cases but not all.
How to enable it on a new site
Three steps in the control panel:
- Open SSL/TLS from your cPanel dashboard.
- Find your domain in the list and click Provision.
- Once status shows "Active," toggle "Force HTTPS" on.
Done. Total time: under three minutes.
For developers and power users
If you need wildcard certificates, multi-domain (SAN) certs, or want to use your own certificate authority, all of that still works — the free certificates don't replace those options, they just sit alongside.
If you're using your own DNS provider (Cloudflare, AWS Route 53), provisioning works the same way as long as your domain points at our servers. If you've moved DNS but want the cert to be issued before the DNS changes, contact support and we'll do DNS-01 validation.
Why we're doing this now
Three reasons, honestly:
- Let's Encrypt has become genuinely reliable and ubiquitous. There's no operational reason to charge for what they hand out for free.
- Our customers should not have to think about whether their site is encrypted. It just should be.
- HTTPS is now a baseline expectation for SEO, payments, and visitor trust. We want every site we host to start there.
If you've been holding off on enabling HTTPS because of cost concerns, today is the day. Open the dashboard, click provision, force the redirect, and move on with your week.
Questions you might have
"Is the free certificate as secure as a paid one?"
Encryption-wise, identical. Both use the same TLS protocol and the same key strength. The only difference is the validation type — for which see our earlier post on SSL certificates explained.
"What if my site already has a paid SSL?"
We're not turning it off. It keeps running until renewal. At renewal, we'll switch you to the free cert at no charge.
"What about ecommerce sites?"
The free DV certificate is perfectly suitable for ecommerce. Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Razorpay all accept Let's Encrypt SSL without issue. If you need a paid OV/EV certificate for legal or insurance reasons, those are still available as paid add-ons.
If anything is unclear or you need help getting SSL provisioned on a specific domain, our support team is on chat seven days a week. Happy hosting.