{"id":940,"date":"2022-07-04T19:34:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T19:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/07\/04\/6360129-how-to-install-ssl-on-vps-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:08","slug":"6360129-how-to-install-ssl-on-vps-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6360129-how-to-install-ssl-on-vps-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install SSL on VPS at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">At Hostinger, we highly recommend installing an <a href=\"\/support\/1583278-introduction-to-ssl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">SSL certificate<\/a> on all domains and subdomains hosted on your VPS. Whether you opt for a free SSL solution or a paid certificate, installing SSL ensures encrypted communication and boosts trust with your users.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">You have a few options to install SSL depending on the <a href=\"\/support\/1583571-what-are-available-operating-systems-for-vps\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">control panel or operating system<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_9b803388fe\">Free SSL<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">If your OS doesn&rsquo;t include a control panel with SSL functionality or if you prefer a manual approach, you can use <a href=\"\/support\/6865487-how-to-install-ssl-on-vps-using-certbot\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Certbot<\/a> to install a free SSL certificate.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">For operating systems that do include control panels with built-in SSL options, you can follow these guides:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a href=\"\/support\/5387409-how-to-install-a-free-ssl-on-cyberpanel\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">CyberPanel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a href=\"\/support\/8592551-how-to-install-a-let-s-encrypt-ssl-certificate-on-a-vps-with-cloudpanel\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">CloudPanel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/vps\/how-to-install-lets-encrypt-ssl-on-vps-running-vebmin-virtualmin\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Webmin\/Virtualmin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">These are just a selection of the OS panels we support. For other OS, ensure to consult your control panel&rsquo;s official documentation or community forums.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_e1f7faeee5\">Paid SSL<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">You can also install a paid SSL certificate, such as a wildcard SSL, if preferred. For installation instructions, refer to your SSL vendor&rsquo;s documentation.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTE<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">SSL certificates cannot be installed on IP addresses. Therefore, if you log in to your VPS panel using an IP-based URL, it may appear as &ldquo;Not Secure&rdquo;. In that case, you can check out our guide on <a href=\"\/support\/5602852-how-to-fix-the-your-connection-is-not-private-error-on-vps-login\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">how to fix the &ldquo;Your connection is not private&rdquo; error on VPS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring SSL certificate options for domains hosted on your Hostinger VPS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[201],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-getting-started-vps"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6360129-how-to-install-ssl-on-vps-at-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/6360129-como-instalar-un-ssl-en-vps-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/6360129-comment-installer-ssl-sur-un-vps-chez-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/6360129-cara-install-ssl-di-vps-di-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/6360129-kaip-vps-plane-idiegti-ssl-hostinger-platformoje\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/6360129-como-instalar-ssl-en-vps-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/6360129---ssl--vps--hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940","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\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/940\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}