Generate a free SSL certificate

Your xYnta hosting plan comes with AutoSSL by default — your website automatically receives a free SSL certificate. In most cases you don't have to do anything. Can't get the certificate generated automatically? Then you can request one manually through DirectAdmin.

• Automatic SSL (AutoSSL)
• Checking your SSL status
• Generate SSL manually — method 1 (recommended)
• Generate SSL manually — method 2
• Points of attention
• Instructional video

Automatic SSL (AutoSSL)

All our hosting plans come with AutoSSL. As soon as you add a domain to your plan, a free SSL certificate is automatically requested and installed — usually within a few hours.

In most cases you don't need to do anything yourself. Renewal of the certificate also happens fully automatically.

Checking your SSL status

Want to quickly see whether your website has a valid SSL certificate and when it expires? Use the website check:

1. Go to xynta.com/en/support/website-check.
2. Enter your domain name and start the Quick scan.
3. Under Security you'll see the status of your SSL certificate, including its validity period and any points of attention.

Generate SSL manually — method 1 (recommended)

Is AutoSSL not active or do you want to request a certificate yourself? This is the recommended route — it covers your main domain, subdomains and domain pointers in one go.

1. Log in to DirectAdmin — via Single Sign-On or directly at https://yourdomain.com:2222.
2. Under Account Manager, click SSL Certificates.
3. Click the Use the best matching certificate tab.
4. Click the green SAVE button.
5. In the second submenu, click the Manual Trigger tab.
6. Tick all three options:

• Wildcard: *.yourdomain.com, yourdomain.com
• Sub-Domains
• Domain Pointers

7. Click RETRIGGER FOR THIS DOMAIN.

An SSL certificate is now generated for all domain names and subdomains on your hosting plan. This process takes about 30 minutes.

You can track the status via:

• Upcoming new attempts — for pending requests.
• Certificate — for installed SSL certificates.

Generate SSL manually — method 2

Use this method if you want more control over which specific domain names receive a certificate — for example if you only want to request an SSL certificate for one specific subdomain.

1. Log in to DirectAdmin — via Single Sign-On or directly at https://yourdomain.com:2222.
2. Under Account Manager, click SSL Certificates.
3. Click the Get automatic certificate from ACME Provider tab.
4. Tick the domain names and subdomains for which you want to generate an SSL certificate.
5. Click SAVE at the bottom of the page.

Depending on the number of domains, it takes about 30 minutes before the Let's Encrypt certificates are generated.

Points of attention

• DNS must be correct — only correctly linked domains and subdomains can receive a free SSL certificate. Check your DNS settings with the website check before requesting a certificate.
• Don't keep retrying on errors — if generating fails, do not keep trying repeatedly. Resolve the error shown first to avoid temporary blocks at Let's Encrypt (rate limits).
• Only active domains — a domain name must be actively linked to your hosting plan before an SSL certificate can be generated.

Instructional video

Prefer to see how it works? Watch our short instructional video on generating an SSL certificate:

Can't figure it out? Feel free to get in touch — we're happy to help.

Updated on: 19/04/2026