{"id":1038,"date":"2021-09-27T07:58:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T07:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2021\/09\/27\/5602852-how-to-fix-the-your-connection-is-not-private-error-on-vps-login\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T04:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T04:12:40","slug":"5602852-how-to-fix-the-your-connection-is-not-private-error-on-vps-login","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5602852-how-to-fix-the-your-connection-is-not-private-error-on-vps-login\/","title":{"rendered":"How to fix the &#8220;Your connection is not private&#8221; error on VPS login"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To fix the &ldquo;Your connection is not private&rdquo; error on VPS login, bypass the browser warning in Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. The error appears because some <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-hostinger-vps\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/vps-hosting\">Hostinger VPS<\/a> <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-login-urls\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5577900-how-to-log-in-to-your-vps-at-hostinger\/\">login URLs<\/a> use the non-secure HTTP protocol, so browsers can block your VPS control panel login page.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/09\/08723f6f-f919-44b1-876f-d31a63e11bda.jpg\" alt=\"VPS browser warning: Your connection is not private, with ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID error\" data-media-id=\"4193\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">To fix it, follow the steps below corresponding to your browser:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #feedaf80;border-color: #fbc91633\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Use these bypasses only for websites <b>you trust, <\/b>such as your own VPS. <b>Never<\/b> <b>use it on third-party sites<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h_8a39df3dce\">Chrome<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Below the error message, click on <b>Advanced<\/b> and select <b>Proceed to [your-vps-ip] (unsafe)<\/b>. In case the <b>Proceed<\/b> button does not appear:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/09\/56e225a5-4282-4a53-9664-3e0285f867a9.jpg\" alt=\"Chrome privacy warning page with Back to safety button highlighted\" data-media-id=\"4195\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Click a blank space anywhere on the page and type in <b>thisisunsafe<\/b> on your keyboard. You should be redirected to the panel login page after that.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_60debb0df3\">Firefox<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Below the warning, select <b>Advanced<\/b>:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/09\/5bdbd8d9-d014-43d6-9073-aa1b5ca4298e.jpg\" alt=\"VPS Firefox security warning with the Advanced button highlighted\" data-media-id=\"4196\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Click <b>Accept the Risk and Continue<\/b>:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/09\/986f0393-59e1-4aeb-8ae3-8fac35ccf1da.jpg\" alt=\"VPS browser warning with the &ldquo;Accept the Risk and Continue&rdquo; button highlighted\" data-media-id=\"4198\"><\/div><h2 id=\"h_a56bf9b2e7\">Safari<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Below the error message, select <b>Advanced<\/b>:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2021\/09\/c81ae1f1-4096-4afa-a8ff-c19c60f84272.jpg\" alt=\"VPS browser warning: This Connection Is Not Private with the Show Details button highlighted\" data-media-id=\"4199\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">And then click <b>visit this website<\/b>:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11933 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/2026-06-25_12-51-1024x345.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/2026-06-25_12-51-1024x345.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/2026-06-25_12-51-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/2026-06-25_12-51-768x259.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/2026-06-25_12-51.png 1408w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11934 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/2026-06-25_12-52.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"626\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/2026-06-25_12-52.png 626w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/2026-06-25_12-52-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">See <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-how-to-install-ssl-on-vps-at-hostinger\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6360129-how-to-install-ssl-on-vps-at-hostinger\/\">How to install SSL on VPS at Hostinger<\/a> for other details about installing SSL certificates on Hostinger VPS.<\/div><p>After you proceed, your browser opens the VPS control panel login page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resolving the &#8220;Your connection is not private&#8221; 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