{"id":10226,"date":"2026-04-30T13:50:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=10226"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:50:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:50:18","slug":"hostinger-horizons-ssl-certificates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/hostinger-horizons-ssl-certificates\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up SSL for Hostinger Horizons"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you create a website using Hostinger Horizons, SSL certificates are managed automatically. This ensures your site remains secure without the need for manual configuration or renewal. This article covers how to ensure your certificate is active and how to resolve common connection errors.<\/p>

How to activate SSL on Hostinger Horizons<\/h2>

To ensure the automatic activation of your SSL certificate, follow these steps:<\/p>

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  1. Connect<\/a> a custom domain or subdomain to your website.<\/li>\n
  2. Ensure the connected domain or subdomain is pointing to Hostinger<\/a>. If you have made changes to DNS, wait up to 24 hours for propagation<\/a>, the time it takes for DNS changes to update globally.<\/li>\n
  3. Publish<\/a> or update your website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>

    HTTPS is enabled by default, and the same certificate covers both the root domain (domain.tld<\/code>) and the www subdomain (www.domain.tld<\/code>).<\/p>

    Troubleshoot Hostinger Horizons SSL errors<\/h2>

    If you see errors such as Not Secure, Not Private, or ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR, follow these troubleshooting steps:<\/p>

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    1. Verify your website is published: Ensure you have clicked the Publish button in the editor.<\/li>\n
    2. Check domain connection: Confirm the domain is correctly linked to your Hostinger Horizons site.<\/li>\n
    3. Review DNS records.\n
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      1. If using Hostinger nameservers, check that your domain has the correct values.<\/li>\n
      2. If using external nameservers, ensure you are using the correct CNAME values for the root domain and www.
        \nNOTE<\/strong>
        \nA or AAAA records are not supported for pointing a domain to a Hostinger Horizons website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      3. Wait for propagation: After updating records, allow time for the changes to take effect.<\/li>\n
      4. Clear browser cache<\/a>: Check your website on a different device or a private (incognito) window.<\/li>\n<\/ol>

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        Once these steps are completed, your Hostinger Horizons website will be fully secured with an active SSL certificate. Visitors can now browse your site safely via a secure HTTPS connection.<\/p>

        NOTES<\/strong><\/p>

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        • SSL certificates cannot be uninstalled or reinstalled on Hostinger Horizons websites due to the automatic installation process.<\/li>\n
        • Custom SSL certificates are not supported in Hostinger Horizons.<\/li>\n
        • HTTPS is forced by default; any HTTP requests will redirect to HTTPS automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Secure your Hostinger Horizons website automatically with an SSL certificate to protect visitor data and improve search engine rankings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[293],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hostinger-horizons"],"hreflangs":[],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/599"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10226"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10228,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10226\/revisions\/10228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}