How to install an SSL Certificate in Plesk?

SSL certificates are very important for online shopping portals or websites that require encrypting sensitive information transferred between the user and the website.

They are also important to avoid security alerts that browsers may display.

Website covered by its SSL certificate

Website without SSL certificate

To install the SSL certificate in Plesk, follow these steps:

1. First, confirm the current status of your SSL coverage. From the Information Panel tab, select SSL/TLS Certificates option. Go in to see more details about the SSL certificate.

On the new screen, you will see the status of your coverage for each domain and subdomain, the expiration of the certificate, and the SSL certificate provider.

Don't worry about SSL certificate renewals. It will be automatically renewed.

1. If the SSL certificate is not installed, go back to the main control panel page, from the Websites & Domains on the left menu.

Then click on the Hosting & DNS tab and then enter Hosting Settings.

1. In the configuration screen, look for the Certificate dropdown menu and select Lets Encrypt.

Then, at the bottom, save the change with the OK button.

That's it, your hosting account will be protected by the SSL certificate.