SSL and HTTPS settings
This guide explains how to turn on the free SSL included with eligible plans, install a purchased certificate, force visitors onto HTTPS, fix mixed content, and protect a folder with a password.
Before you begin
- A signed-in Hosting and Reseller Panel.
- The domain must already point to your hosting. See Connect a domain to hosting.
- For a purchased certificate, the certificate files from your order. See Install an SSL certificate on APNCloud Hosting Panel.
Steps
Turn on the free SSL
- Open the SSL certificates section in the panel for your domain.
- Choose the option to request a free certificate, if it is shown for your plan.
- Wait for the certificate to be issued. This can take a few minutes after the DNS points to your hosting.
Force HTTPS
- After the certificate works, open the setting that redirects HTTP to HTTPS, if the panel offers one.
- Enable it, then open
http://yourdomain.comand check that it goes tohttps://yourdomain.com.
Fix mixed content
- Open your site in a browser and check the browser's security or console messages.
- Change any link or image that uses
http://tohttps://. Read Mixed content errors for details.
Protect a folder with a password
- Open the password-protected directories section.
- Choose the folder, add a user name and a strong password.
- Test the folder in a private browser window. You should be asked for the user name and password.
Login keys and two-step verification
Where offered, login keys let you sign in without typing a password each time. Keep the private key secret. Two-step verification adds a code from your phone. See Account security.
Expected result
Your site opens over HTTPS with a padlock, plain http:// addresses redirect to HTTPS, and protected folders ask for a password.
If something goes wrong
- The free SSL option is missing. It may not be included in your plan. Ask support or use a purchased certificate.
- The certificate is not issued. Check that the domain's DNS points to your hosting. Read SSL not working.
- The browser shows an insecure connection. Read Browser insecure connection.
- Redirect to HTTPS loops. Read Too many redirects.
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Last reviewed
2026-10-27