{"id":10200,"date":"2023-12-13T04:43:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T04:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=10200"},"modified":"2025-11-22T04:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T04:48:02","slug":"how-to-enable-ssl-in-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/how-to-enable-ssl-in-directadmin","title":{"rendered":"How To Enable SSL In DirectAdmin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, enabling SSL (Secure SSL) on your site is more of a requirement instead of an option. SSL can be described as an encryption protocol that secures connections between the server and the browser, securing sensitive information like login credentials, personal information, credit card data, and other sensitive information from hackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DirectAdmin is a well-known control panel for web hosting that is used by a lot of webmasters and website owners. In this article, we&#8217;ll show you how to enable SSL in DirectAdmin. Following this step-by-step guide, it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/knowledgebase\/how-to-enable-ssl-in-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">easy to add SSL to your website<\/a>, enhance security, and protect your valuable data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-enable-ssl-in-directadmin\">How To Enable SSL In DirectAdmin?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/knowledgebase\/how-to-login-into-directadmin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Log in<\/strong> to your DirectAdmin<\/a> control panel dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"Enable SSL In DirectAdmin\" class=\"wp-image-10193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image.png 776w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-150x77.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2. <\/strong>Click on <strong>SSL Certificates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1547\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1.png\" alt=\"Enable SSL In DirectAdmin\" class=\"wp-image-10194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1.png 1547w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1-1536x858.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1-150x84.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1547px) 100vw, 1547px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3. <\/strong>Click on <strong>Get an automatic certificate from ACME Provider<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01-1.jpg\" alt=\"Get an automatic certificate from ACME Provider\" class=\"wp-image-10221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01-1-768x357.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01-1-1536x713.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01-1-150x70.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4. <\/strong>Check the <strong>box before Certificate Entries<\/strong> to select all the entries and click on <strong>Save<\/strong> at the bottom right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/02.jpg\" alt=\"box before Certificate Entries\" class=\"wp-image-10223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/02.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/02-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/02-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/02-150x69.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5. Congratulations!<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-ssl-on-a-subdomain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SSL is now installed<\/a> on your domain, close the dialog box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/03.jpg\" alt=\"Congratulations\" class=\"wp-image-10224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/03.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/03-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/03-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/03-150x69.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6. <\/strong>Now scroll down a little bit, and you will see \u201c<strong>Force SSL with https redirect<\/strong>\u201d in the bottom left. Check the box and click on save beside it. It will forcefully redirect your site from HTTP to Secure HTTPS, whenever it opens with HTTP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/04-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Force SSL with https redirect\" class=\"wp-image-10227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/04-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/04-768x394.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/04-1536x788.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/04-2048x1051.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/04-150x77.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tick mark to Force SSL with <strong>https<\/strong> redirect next Click on Save Button on the right side. 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