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title: How to Install Free SSL From Let’s Encrypt on Shared Hosting
description: "Truehost Cloud has a partnership program with Let’s Encrypt Secure Socket Layer to provide free SSL certificates to those hosting their websites at [Truehost Cloud](https://truehost.co.ke/) An SSL certificate ensures the security of the data transmission and connection between the server…"
url: "https://truehost.com/support/knowledge-base/how-to-install-free-ssl-from-lets-encrypt-on-shared-hosting/"
updated: "2024-06-07"
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# How to Install Free SSL From Let’s Encrypt on Shared Hosting

Truehost Cloud has a partnership program with Let’s Encrypt Secure Socket Layer to provide free SSL certificates to those hosting their websites at [Truehost Cloud](https://truehost.co.ke/)

An SSL certificate ensures the security of the data transmission and connection between the server and the web users. SSL not only assures one of security but also, SEO ranking and credibility of a website to its visitors.

To achieve this you will need to install the SSL certificate from your Cpanel. There are two types of SSL: Free SSL and [premium SSL](https://truehost.co.ke/buy-ssl-certificates-in-kenya/). In this article, we are going to mainly focus on the Free SSL installation.

**Installing Free Lets Encrypt SSL in your Truehost cPanel**

1. Login to your **Cpanel.**

We need to add the following code to a file called **.htaccess**found in '***File Manager>>Public_html***'. Click on the ***.htaccess***file and right click on it. Then click **edit and paste** the following code **at the top and save** so as to redirect all the HTTP requests to HTTPS.

P.S: If you cannot locate the ***.htaccess***file in theroot folder, click on **settings at your top right**, then check **'show hidden files'**and **save**

> **RewriteEngine On**
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> **RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off**
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> **RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]**

2. Scroll down to the **Security section** and click on **"Lets Encrypt SSL**"

![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Lets_Enrypt-1024x149.png)

3. Now click on **"issue"** along the particular domain or subdomain that you want to install the SSL for.

![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/issue-1024x196.png)

4. Once you click on ***Issue,***ensure you check the box under **'**Add cPanel subdomains**?**'** and then click **"issue"**

![](https://truehost.co.ke/support/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Install_SSL-1024x471.png)

*NOTE:* **We have not changed the SSL validation method.** If you wish *to use a wildcard, you will need to change the SSL validation method to **dns-01*** and **check all** the boxes under 'Include Wildcard*?'

*NOTE: If you are doing an installation for a subdomain or an addon domain, the .htaccess file will be located*under *its root folder rather than under public_html which is the main root folder*

If you have keenly followed the above steps, your website should now be showing https meaning it is secure and trustable to your website visitors.

Below is a 3 minutes video showing how the process is done

[How to Install SSL Certificate](https://www.youtube.com/embed/7MODd2_WpB8?feature=oembed)