{"id":2710,"date":"2022-05-11T10:42:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T02:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelliwolf.com\/?p=2710"},"modified":"2022-05-11T10:49:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T02:49:13","slug":"install-lets-encrypt-whm-autossl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelliwolf.com\/install-lets-encrypt-whm-autossl\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Install Let's Encrypt On WHM AutoSSL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WHM generally has AutoSSL provided by cPanel (powered by Sectigo) setup as the default SSL certificate provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We've found the default cPanel SSL to be a bit problematic with renewals and wanted to switch to LetsEncrypt<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to install & enable Let's Encrypt for AutoSSL on WHM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
  1. In WHM, check Manage AutoSSL<\/a> in case Let's Encrypt is already installed<\/li>
  2. Open the WHM Terminal<\/a> and run \/usr\/local\/cpanel\/scripts\/install_lets_encrypt_autossl_provider<\/li>
  3. Go back to Manage AutoSSL and choose Let's Encrypt<\/a> as the AutoSSL Provider<\/li>
  4. Run AutoSSL<\/a> for all users<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Let's walk through those step by step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Check Manage AutoSSL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Log in to your WHM as the root user and go to SSL \/ TLS -> Manage AutoSSL<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Under the list of AutoSSL providers, check if Let's Encrypt is already installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you haven't installed it yourself, it's probably not there and you'll only see \"cPanel (powered by Sectigo)\" as the only provider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Arrow<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    If you do see Let's Encrypt as an option, jump ahead to the section on enabling Let's Encrypt<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Install Let's Encrypt through the Terminal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    In WHM, under Server Configuration<\/em>, open the Terminal<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you've logged in to WHM as \"root\", you should see [root@host ~]<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you see another username before @host<\/em>, this may not work and you may need to try with the root login.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Enter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    cd ..<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n

    This will take you up a folder level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Check you're at the correct folder level by entering:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    ls<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n

    This will list all the folders. Make sure you see \"usr\" as one of the folders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Arrows<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Enter the following to run the Let's Encrypt installer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \/usr\/local\/cpanel\/scripts\/install_lets_encrypt_autossl_provider<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
    \"Terminal<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    You should start to see the Let's Encrypt installer working<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"WHM<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    If you don't see it working, you may need to go through the folders til you find install_lets_encrypt_autossl_provider<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You may need to wait for a few minutes for the installer to run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When you see [root@host \/]$<\/em> you can move on to the next step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Choose Let's Encrypt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Go to SSL \/ TLS -> Manage AutoSSL<\/em>. You should see Let's Encrypt<\/em> as one of the AutoSSL Providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"AutoSSL<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Select the radio button next to Let's Encrypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After you've read through the terms of service, select that you agree to them. Also select Recreate my current registration with \"Let's Encrypt\"<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Click \"Save\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Arrows<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    You'll see a green popup that says \"You have created a new registration for this system with \"Let's Encrypt\" and configured AutoSSL to use that provider.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Run AutoSSL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If you want to roll out AutoSSL throughout your sites, you can now click \"Run AutoSSL For All Users\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Arrow<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Uninstall Let's Encrypt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    If for some reason you ever want to uninstall Let's Encrypt as one of the AutoSSL providers, go to Terminal as the root user as we did for the install step<\/a> and enter this command:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \/usr\/local\/cpanel\/scripts\/uninstall_lets_encrypt_autossl_provider<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n

    You should then go back to Manage AutoSSL, select cPanel (powered by Sectigo), save it, then run AutoSSL for all users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And that's all there is to installing and activating Let's Encrypt on WHM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Please let me know in the comments how you go and if you run into any issues not covered here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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