SSL certificates, how does that work ?

[dmegatool]

I got an account with Hostgator. I'll host my emails and my domain is registered there. I already have a SSL certificate installed. 

 

In the next days, I'll change the record of my domain to point to a different server/ip (OHV VPS). Do I need to do something or the certificate will still validate ? 

[Centurius]

The certificate will need to be installed on the new server.

[dmegatool]

35 minutes ago, Centurius said:

The certificate will need to be installed on the new server.

Argh, that sucks. I can't download / transfert my current certificate. It's a free one that came with the account so... I guess they don't want you to take it elsewhere

 

I'll look into the free "Let's Encrypt" thing. Thx man. 

[Centurius]

1 minute ago, dmegatool said:

Argh, that sucks. I can't download / transfert my current certificate. It's a free one that came with the account so... I guess they don't want you to take it elsewhere

 

I'll look into the free "Let's Encrypt" thing. Thx man. 

No worries, and I can definitely recommend Let's Encrypt. I use it on some of my own websites and it works great

[Judahnator]

Lets Encrypt is amazing. I use it on all of my servers (prod and dev) and love it. Definitely the way to go!

[dmegatool]

2 hours ago, Judahnator said:

Lets Encrypt is amazing. I use it on all of my servers (prod and dev) and love it. Definitely the way to go!

Indeed. I upgraded my Plesk planel to install a Lets Encrypt extension... Generating a new certificate is literally 2 clicks. 

 

But yeah, even with SSH it seems simple enough... way easier than upgrading from plesk 12.0 to 12.5