If your hosting provider doesn't allow SSL for free, then they are making a big mistake!

I believe that all hosting providers should give every customer the feature to install even Lets Encrypt Open SSL.

It's just the most obvious thing to do. Afterwards, they may provide SSL certificates which provide security compensation.

But the fact of the matter of this little rant is that we should go for hosts which provide Lets Encrypt.

If you are at a loss wishing to stay with your hosting provider even though they currently don't provide a free SSL service, then you can always setup your website with CloudFlare, which is free and there is a way to setup HTTPS through reverse proxy.

I've completed a setup for CloudFlare with my clients and the gains are instant! You'll also get CloudFlare's HTTP/2 which is what makes HTTPS fast (not to be confused with HTTP/2).

I just hope that everyone of you guys don't get caught in the middle for having to pay for a regular green https just because you didn't know we have free options available!

Kind regards,

Mic Sumner