SSL Certificates

SSL certificates encrypt the connection between your visitors and your website, showing the padlock icon in the browser. FPS.ms supports free Let's Encrypt certificates and custom SSL uploads.

Requesting a free Let's Encrypt certificate

Let's Encrypt provides free, automatically renewed SSL certificates.

1. Go to the SSL section of your web hosting server
2. Select the domain you want to secure
3. Click Request Let's Encrypt
4. Choose whether to include the www subdomain (enabled by default)
5. Click Request

The certificate is typically issued within a few minutes.

Uploading a custom SSL certificate

If you have a certificate from another provider:

1. Go to the SSL section and select your domain
2. Click Upload Certificate
3. Paste the following:

• Certificate -- your SSL certificate (PEM format)
• Private Key -- the matching private key
• CA Certificate -- the intermediate/chain certificate (optional but recommended)

4. Click Upload

Verifying SSL is active

After requesting or uploading a certificate:

1. Go to the SSL section and check the status for your domain
2. Visit your website using https:// in your browser
3. Look for the padlock icon in the address bar

Troubleshooting common SSL issues

• Certificate not issuing: Make sure your domain's DNS points to the hosting server. Let's Encrypt needs to verify domain ownership.
• Mixed content warnings: Your site loads over HTTPS but includes resources (images, scripts) using http://. Update all URLs to https:// or use relative URLs.
• Certificate expired: Let's Encrypt certificates auto-renew. If renewal fails, request a new certificate manually.
• Rate limits: Let's Encrypt has issuance limits. If you hit a rate limit, wait an hour, delete the failed certificate, and try again.