{"id":3450,"date":"2018-01-30T12:09:37","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T17:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/?p=3450"},"modified":"2025-06-06T11:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:29:54","slug":"how-to-add-lets-encrypt-to-a-domain","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/how-to-add-lets-encrypt-to-a-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Let&#8217;s Encrypt to a Domain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/shared-hosting\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Shared<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/vps\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">VPS<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/qs-dedicated\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px; font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">Dedicated<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-enthusiast\/\"><p class=\"\"style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e!important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Enthusiast<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional<\/p><\/a> <a style=\"color:#fff; text-decoration:none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pair.com\/support\/kb\/tags\/wp-professional-plus\/\"><p style=\"background-color:#1a3d6e !important;color:#fff !important;padding:6px; display:inline-block!important;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold; border-radius:3px;\">WP Professional Plus<\/p><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can add Let\u2019s Encrypt to your domain in the <a href=\"http:\/\/my.pair.com\">Account Control Center (ACC)<\/a> interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding Let\u2019s Encrypt to a Domain<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-legacy-interface\">Legacy Interface<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#if-you-are-using-the-new-acc-interface\">New ACC Interface<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure what the difference is? See<a href=\"http:\/\/pair.com\/support\/kb\/which-acc-interface-am-i-using\/\"> Which ACC Interface Am I Using?&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the Legacy Interface:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log into the <a href=\"http:\/\/my.pair.com\">Account Control Center (ACC)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Security<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click<strong> Manage Your SSL<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Let's Encrypt<\/strong> for the site you wish to add Let's Encrypt on<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then click <strong>Enable Let's Encrypt<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you are using the New ACC Interface:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Log in to the Account Control Center (ACC) at <a href=\"https:\/\/my.pair.com\/\">my.pair.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the top navigation bar, click <strong>Domains<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the SSL Certificates button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Let\u2019s Encrypt button next to your domain<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Click the Enable Let\u2019s Encrypt<\/strong> button<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This will request a Let\u2019s Encrypt certificate for the domain. Once a certificate is requested, the message, \u201cLet's Encrypt: Certificate Requested\u201d will appear over the <b>Let\u2019s Encrypt <\/b>button. You may navigate away from this page. The process will proceed whether you are on the page or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the request has been processed, Let\u2019s Encrypt will try to install on your domain. This may take several tries. When this step is reached, the message above the <b>Let\u2019s Encrypt <\/b>button will change to, \u201cLet\u2019s Encrypt: Certificate Pending (number of tries)\u201d. \u00a0The \u201cnumber of tries\u201d will be replaced with the number of times Let\u2019s Encrypt has tried to install on your domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After ten unsuccessful attempts, the process will stop. You can restart the process by disabling and re-enabling Let\u2019s Encrypt on the domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the Let\u2019s Encrypt certificate has been successfully installed, the message will disappear and instead show you that Let\u2019s Encrypt is installed on your domain and that it is set to renew automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can disable Let\u2019s Encrypt at any time by clicking the <strong>Disable Let\u2019s Encrypt <\/strong>button.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can add Let\u2019s Encrypt to your domain in the Account Control Center (ACC) interface. Adding Let\u2019s Encrypt to a Domain Choose the tutorial that reflects your ACC interface type:&nbsp; Not sure what the difference is? 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