{"id":1604,"date":"2019-02-08T10:35:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T10:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2019\/02\/08\/1575761-how-to-claim-a-free-ssl-that-comes-with-a-hostinger-hosting-plan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T04:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T04:42:39","slug":"1575761-how-to-claim-a-free-ssl-that-comes-with-a-hostinger-hosting-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1575761-how-to-claim-a-free-ssl-that-comes-with-a-hostinger-hosting-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"How to claim a free SSL that comes with a Hostinger hosting plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Claim the free SSL that comes with your Hostinger hosting plan, automatically or manually.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-automatic-ssl-installation\">Automatic SSL installation<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">If you purchase any of our <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/web-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web, <\/a><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/cloud-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cloud<\/a>, or Agency hosting plans, you&rsquo;ll be glad to hear that we include free SSL certificates for all of your domains and subdomains.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">The SSL certificate is automatically installed as soon as you add a domain to your hosting plan, create a subdomain, or park a domain.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-manually-install-ssl\">Manually install SSL<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Alternatively, you can manually add a free SSL to any of your domains or subdomains hosted with us by following these steps: <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583258-how-to-install-lifetime-ssl-at-hostinger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Install Lifetime SSL at Hostinger<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Learn more: <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/what-is-ssl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Introduction to SSL<\/a>&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTE<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Lifetime SSL is supported only for websites hosted at Hostinger. 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