Enable and Verify AutoSSL (Let’s Encrypt) for a cPanel Account
Step‑by‑step guide to enable AutoSSL with Let’s Encrypt on a cPanel account, verify certificates, and handle common failures.
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Step‑by‑step guide to enable AutoSSL with Let’s Encrypt on a cPanel account, verify certificates, and handle common failures.
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Since cPanel v106 made PowerDNS the default authoritative nameserver (replacing BIND, with zone storage moving to SQLite), I am trying to understand the supported path for AutoSSL wildcard certificates on domains whose DNS is hosted at an external provider rather than on the cPanel server or its DNS cluster. My understanding is that AutoSSL defaults to Let's