So helpful! One thing I'd note is that the acme script is, as of today, using ZeroSSL as the default CA and it gave me some error about not registering an email account but I couldn't figure out how to register but thankfully you can simply add '--server letsencrypt' to your --issue command and it works just like in the video! Thanks so much!

Clear as mud...3 Months later : after wading through this, it's probably the best video on KZfaq on this topic. Tony, I have to apologize for my first comment....you have to realize I am over 60 and am building a website for my daughter. Wish me luck. One hour later : ...so I tried it, gave me a message to register my account because it's using Zero SSL. Also told me to add --debug or --log...I decided to stop cause I am afraid I might break something and I'll be in a world of hurt. Sounds like the script is updated from the time of the video.....Tony, maybe a good time for a new updated video. Thanks anyways, Cheers from Canada.

Life saver - been thnking about leaving name cheap because they don't have lets encrypt built in and every year I have to mess about with them - great tutorial - also, really cool to see you run into an issue - most typical dev experience out there, but great to know it happens to us all :)

You are a lifesaver, I used to do this manually every 90days until zerossl limited the free web certs they used to issue. Now I dont even have to do it myself, it auto updates every 60 days? Amazing. Your video was very clean, each step well detailed, and your voice was very clear and calm, even when the cache wasnt letting your cert update lol. Keep up the good work!

2023 Update: Acme now defaults to using a certificate organization called ZeroSSL instead of Let's Encrypt. To correctly follow this outdated tutorial, you now need to add "--server letsencrypt" to the command shown at 4:35. I encountered an error when I tried to run the command without this. I have no idea whether ZeroSSL or Let's Encrypy is better or why Acme switched their default.

Thanks so much, Tony! I’d been putting off figuring out free SSL for my client domains until a client domain was about to expire, so I found your video As Eli advised, I added --server letsencrypt right after --issue and it worked. Now I can go ahead and install for all my sites as they come up for renewal. Thanks for saving me a bundle 👍🏿 I’ve, of course, subscribed

Is this still possible in May 2023. I can't find the Terminal option anywhere in the Cpanel. Perhaps they removed it, so people will be forced to buy an SSL through Namecheap???

Thanks Tony, this has been super helpful. I do like that the certificates auto renew. However, is there a way to also have them auto install every 3 months? I've seen something about utilizing --deploy somehow to have that auto-install as well, but no clear instructions I can find. Even with the auto-renew, manually installing every 3 months for a handful of websites becomes very tedious! 😞

I spent HOURS trying to figure this out with PostiveSSL and following your instructions saved me more hours of pain 😭thank you!

nice explanation, but what do I do if I dont have cPanel :(, how can I get access to the terminal

What do you do when you want to install an SSL Cert for the main domain of your shared hosting? When it comes to adding the full path, of the domain to issue the cert, do we just enter simply what we get when we type in pwd and nothing else (i.e. /home/username/)? That's my logical guess, but I figure I better be sure of the answer before I move forward.

As some other comments note, more recently the command changed so "--server letsencrypt" should be added at the end of the last command.

Terminal Missing: Scroll all the way to the bottom click on Manage SSH Enable SSH access Go Back and Terminal would on the CPanel under advance

You are a genius! Thanks for this easy-to-follow guide, amazing work!!

9:22 -- usually, when you install an SSL in a regular cPanel, the server starts using it right away. At Namecheap it takes a little bit more time because they have another, let's say, security layer which has to "pick up" the SSL certificate. This does not take more than 5-10 minutes in most cases.

This is the best content I have watched in a while! thanks mate :)

With the new change/version/update the SSL does not update after the installation, it looks like that is related to the default EC Private Key encryption, to make it work a RSA Private Key --keylength 2048 is needed, otherwise the certificate will not work. Just to keep it in mind this might affect some hosting packages.

Worked great for me, with a small edit. Looks like the script uses ZerroSSL by default now, but if I add the "--server letsencrypt" option to the generation command, all goes smoothly. Also it looks like (by default) the private key is generated with Elliptic Curve cryptography and not RSA, so when you're copying your private key, it'll start with "-----BEGIN EC PRIVATE KEY-----" and be shorter than the RSA key shown in the video.

Tony this is so good, but may be could you provide a more updated version of this video please. That would be so helpful. I appreciate

Hi, I got stuck at the first step. I do not have a server icon next to my domain

I was just standing up and then I said! hey, do not forget to give this man a like on the video!! thank you very much! I had to modify some paths but I handled it. thanks again!

Hi Mate I would like to ask you something I don't have the option from terminal can you help me please

For anyone experiencing verification problems, read this: If you are trying to issue a cert for the primary domain of your cpanel, you will have issues! The directory /home/username/example.com/ does not contain the public website files, thus it can't verify ownership. Instead, you must use ​public_html instead. So, on the -w argument, it would look something like this "-w /home/ian/public_html" instead of "-w /home/ian/ianspence.me." Hope this helps someone!

Thank you! I just installed a free SSL on my system.

EXCELLENT!! Thank you, Tony!

I don't find a terminal in the c panel. What should I do...?

you could have added commands in description

Tony thanks! Ive been using a certain host for years that gave me wildcard certs, until recently they started to charge $80 a year. Don't get me wrong I paid for increased security certs for my ecom sites, but no way I was willing to pay that for 30 or so sites that are auto blogs and are affiliate sites.

Hi, the video is very helpful but i want to know that how would the SSL be renewed automatically itself? Can you please give me an answer to this question? Thank you

Thank you so much, with the added --server letsencrypt command it works like a charm. Subscribed.

Thanks. One Q though: If im making a site on Squarespace.. and use them to activate SSL, will I still need SSL on NameCheap? Or is that redundant then?? Im guessing I dont need to double up on SSL since Squarespace offers it free when building on their site??

Thank you so much for this video. I struggled with this on Namecheap for so long.

My cPanel doesn't have terminal in the advanced section

at the time of writing, though, note you'll have to do this every 3 months - the duration of a Letsencrypt certificate. If you have your own server you can configure automatic renewals, don't know about third party hosts...

Terminal does not appear to be available on the Jupiter (shared) package.

Thanks Tony. Amazing tutorial but a few things that seem to go wary... may be due to my hosting vs. your exact situation. Had some issues regenerating the .key and .cer files following your instructions as it seems mine went to a different folder. Also had to add --server letsencrypt as Eli pointed out or it would not work - not sure why this occurred. Are you able to show what your cronjob looks like? Wanting to make sure the right one is autopopulated in my situation.

update : you need to add "--server letsencrypt" after the path

Amazingly explained. Thank you very much!

So according to the flow of actions, the cronjob does generate a new SSL certificate and key, but you must handle SSL installation yourself anyway. Is there a way to actually install the SSL for the domain using SSH?

Brilliant! Thank you so much!

Didn't work for me. I would get a timeout.

I am unable to see the Terminal Option in my cPanel?

My sites are hosted on Namecheap but I don´t have that "terminal" option inside my "advance" tab on my cpanel.

Thanks man for this video. It was very useful. A QUICK QUESTION PLEASE: Can I install this same Certificate and the Key generated on to other domains that I have on the same Cpanel? Or do I have to repeat the entire process for each domain? I'll be grateful for your response.

Very helpful even in 2023

sadly it no longer uses lets encrypt in 2023 it uses another company that now only last 90 days.

Tony, thank you for this :o) Now that my domain is up and running with SSL, what must I do to get this newly generated SSL certificate to also work for the "www" version of my domain? I would be most appreciative for your response.

Great video, great content. Thanks man!

Hi Tony. Again, thanks for this. Having a problem with the certificate not covering the www version of the site. I get the browser notice saying my connection is not private and I can’t click through to the site. Also, my client is getting the same warning message on one of the pages but can click through. How do I fix this? I’m a web designer, not a developer, so I’m not code-savvy. Appreciate your help!

Can’t find terminal on namecheap cpanel

Hi Tony! Thanks for the Video. I am struggling with the Auto Rewnew part, By default no corn job is added to cpanel's crontab. To explore this further I tried adding --renew force to your code and set a cronjob manually but I still have to copy paste this in cpanel's manage SSL section. Is there a way to automate the whole procesS? Let me know. Thanks! Cheers

Does not work, please update, had to buy my SSL 😭

Yes but Name cheap remove th Terminal option ? now what ?

I don't have cpanel because I only use the trial plan in Namecheap :( seems like I still need to buy a plan in order to get the SSL certificate, what do you suggest? or what plan do you actually use for your website hosted with namecheap?

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Must I have the web site created first? I had 2 domains without use. Yesterday I renewed those domains, but they no longer have the positivessl. If I haven't created a website yet, how would I do the procedure? Is it that to create the web it asks me to already have the certificate?

Unfortunately it seems Namecheap or cPanel has removed the option to use the terminal. Is there another way to add the Let's Encrypt SSL certificate? Many thanks.

Yor're the man! cheers bro!

My keys are 3 time smaller. And it says Begin EC private keys and End EC private keys where as yours says Begin RSA keys?? Is it ok or any problem is going on.

Thanks a lot, it saved me over 100$ today.

Please can you tell how to configure it for lifetime so that every year we may not need to renew

Works like charm! A question that I have, will this method auto-renew for the following years, or is there more to do? Thanks for the tutorial!

Is this a wildcard SSL certificate that includes all the subdomains as well? Or do I have to install this again seperately for all the subdomains on that domain?

How can Install a wild card Lets encrypt ssl cert in namecheap

Why does my cpanel in NameCheap not have a "terminal" access?

Thanks @Tony Teacges Tech. Very Useful Video. In Cron Jobs I am also seeing the corn task of acme sh script. Is it mean that it auto-renews particular domains after 90 days? Waiting for your reply on it.

i dont find the terminal in my namecheap cpanel. is it not available in all their hosting services?

Hello Tony, Looks like the cron job is no longer installing the certificates. I have a running cron job, but the certificates have not been installed. Any workaround this, please?

Thank you! very valuable information.

Thank you for this video. It was a huge struggle to use Let's Encrypt with Namecheap previously and when I had to do it again, I had forgotten what I did,. I didn't want to go through all of that again, so I just paid for one. Do we still have to renew every 90 days? What are the steps to renew? I am not very tech-savvy.

Hey, I need some help with this if you can. I get stuck at "Processing" after "Verifying", and required an extra signup step (which I may or may not have done correctly, I am not sure). Do you have an updated method for this?

Is there a set of written instructions or blog post with the commands? Trying to start and stop the video or to blow up the screen well enough to read the commands is not that easy.

Thanks a lot man. I have installed my first free SSL certificate following your guide. I have a question: when the certificate finishes in three months, have to do this process again, or are there some renewal? Thanks and best regards.

Hey Tony, thanks for the video. I did dis in my nemacheap account for 3 subdomains that I have and 2 days ago afeter 3 months they expired, the setup doesn't work for me, Do you have an idea why?

HI mate, i managed to get the cert done from zeroSSL, but autorenewal seems not ok, I noted cronjob created, at cpanel, what can i do to fix autorenewal ?

Thank you brother. If anybody gets the "could not get nonce" error. For me it was just a matter of trying again. I have also read that it can be due to system clocks being out of sync or incorrect updates.

how long does this certificate last?

I have my domain on namecheap but my server is not from namecheap. Will it work too? At 4:30 its not working. I also don't see the domain on that server just my files.

I am having a weird issue. I have finished the installation, and it works nicely. Except when I add the www. to my domain, then it looks like as if it is not protected. And even Namecheap says only the www-less domain is protected by SSL. What could be the issue?

Hello! Great video! I have a question, in shared hosting I needed to set txt records to verify my domain ownership than the cert were issued.. have you any tutorial on how to use api dns or how to install certbots on shared stellar hosting? I see some api references but I don't understand where to write the token etc..

Acme uses ZeroSSL now. How do I go past this?

Thanks for the video trully appreciate but the Terminal is not available in my cpanel... not sure if this was pull out or just changed to another name

Thank you very much for the video, I congratulate you for the vineyard, it helped me a lot. But I have two questions, why does the certificate not work with www? And if it is possible to extend it for much longer? Make it annual and not for just 2 or 3 months

When I type "ls" command, I don't see my domain name. I see public_html. Can you please tell me where should I put my main name and where folder path.

it s great but i dont have a terminal in advanced section of cpanel ???? what to do then ???

please how do i renew it ??

Thanks you so much

My website is now secure in a browser, but still appears as not secure from a mobile device... Any help?

Hoped this was the answer to my prayers but on going to my cPanel to advanced section there is no Terminal icon present 😥

Do you have to do this every time the certificate renews?

Please do a video on how to install the ssl on multiple domain on namecheap, i followed your process but it's only working for the first domain, the second domain i just get processing... till it timeout

What are the steps to remove a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate? Is it a matter of just deleting the directory which stores the certificates? In your example would it be at matter of deleting this directory /home/cereiujy/.acme.sh/site4.xyz ? Or do you have to deregister it with Let's Encrypt?

Another question: if I need an SSL for another website under that same account, what do I do?

Its does not work for me please help :/

So do we need to do this every 90 days?

Making a website for someone with namecheap. When I type ls in the terminal, I get "access-logs cpbackup-exclude.conf etc logs lscache mail perl5 public_ftp public_html ssl tmp www" Why is that?

Thank you so much.

Uh-oh. There is nothing that says "terminal" in the advanced section of cpanel. I even did a search. Nothing. This is shared hosting.

Thank you so much for the relevance, Could you PLEASE, Help Check what to use instead, as Namecheap cPanel do NOT have "Terminal" any more, Thank you as you respond...

Help..... When I go to the c panel, under advance, there is no icon named terminal... Has Namecheap moved it....