{"id":4065,"date":"2021-12-24T10:50:20","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T05:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helptoinstall.com\/?p=4065"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:06:36","slug":"how-to-install-and-configure-free-ssl-on-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostnats.com\/blog\/how-to-install-and-configure-free-ssl-on-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install and Configure Free SSL on DirectAdmin ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Web hosting control panel DirectAdmin is the fastest-growing graphical user interface (GUI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reseller or a regular user, DirectAdmin gives you the option to manage your websites in one of three ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to keep your data private from anyone but the server you&#8217;re sending it to, you&#8217;ll need an SSL certificate. &#8216;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Different URLs have different URLs because of the SSL (Secure Socket Layer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using an SSL certificate, the &#8220;s&#8221; 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