---
title: "Your Free cPanel-signed Hostname SSL Certificate"
description: "Issue: cPanel has issued a free SSL certificate for your server's hostname. Status: SSL will be installed automatically today. Who is impacted?Customers with a VPS/Dedicated hosting plan. You may..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/cpanel/your-free-cpanel-signed-hostname-ssl-certificate/
date: 2017-02-22
modified: 2021-08-16
author: "Christopher Maiorana"
categories: ["cPanel", "Secure Socket Layer (SSL)"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Your Free cPanel-signed Hostname SSL Certificate

| Issue: | cPanel has issued a free SSL certificate for your server’s hostname. |
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| Status: | SSL will be installed automatically today. |
| Who is impacted? | Customers with a VPS/Dedicated hosting plan. |

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You may have received an email from the cPanel team with a subject heading that follows: *Your Free cPanel-signed Hostname SSL Certificate*. Read further to learn about what this email means and how it affects you.  

##    What Does This Mean? 

    cPanel has issued a free SSL meant to provide certification for the default hostname of your server. This means you and your child cPanel account users will no longer see the "Self-signed" SSL browser warning when visiting cPanel or WHM. This is a convenient feature expected to eliminate confusion. 

    Here in the Support Center, you can learn more about SSL and why it is important. 

 

##    What Do I Need to Do? 

    No action is required on the part of any customers. This change will be applied automatically after receipt of the email notification. Quoted from the email: "Your free certificate will renew automatically, less than one week before its expiration date, at no cost to you." 

    If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to leave a comment below.
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