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# Securing Your Magento Website with SSL

||| ℹ️ **Note:** This article applies to Magento webshops you manage yourself.
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* [Securing Your Magento Website with SSL](#3-securing-your-magento-website-with-ssl)
* [Instructional Video](#3-instructional-video)
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### Securing Your Magento Website with SSL

1. Log in to your Magento webshop with your **username** and **password**, and click **Sign in**.
2. In the left menu, click **Stores** and then under **Settings** click **Configuration** ( **Stores > Settings > Configuration**).
3. In the left menu, click **Web**.
4. Click **Base URLs**.
5. Ensure that the **Base URL** value starts with `https://`.
6. Click **Base URLs (Secure)**.
7. Ensure that the **Secure Base URL** value starts with `https://`.
8. Change **Use Secure URLs in Storefront** and **Use Secure URLs in Admin** to **Yes**.
9. Click the **Save Config** button at the top right.

| 📌 **Note:**

After saving, you will see a yellow notification:  
*One or more of the Cache Types are invalidated: Configuration, Page Cache. Please go to Cache Management and refresh cache types.*

10. Click **Cache Management**.
11. At the top, click **Flush Magento Cache**.

Your website or webshop is now secured with SSL.  
When visiting your website or webshop, you will see a padlock icon appear in the address bar.
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### 🎦 Instructional Video

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