Today, I have renewed the Let’s Encrypt’s Free SSL Certificate which I have installed on my WordPress blog site (https://www.techcartnow.com/)  few months back.  In this article, I will share all the steps that I followed to renew that SSL Certificate.

Note: Part I is available here: Getting & Installing Free SSL Certificate on your site: Moving WordPress site to https using Let’s Encrypt’s Free SSL Certificate

A. Let’s Encrypt’s Free SSL Certificate Renewal

Step 1: Download Windows ACME Simple (WACS) – ACME client for Windows for use with Let’s Encrypt

Download link: win-acme.v1.9.10.1.zip

Step 2: Unzip & Run letsencrypt.exe (Run as Administrator): Press ‘R’ to renew scheduled SSL certificates.

Output:

SSL Certificate is saved to C:\Users\KK\AppData\Roaming\letsencrypt-win-simple\httpsacme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org as mentioned in output.

B. Installing the renewed free SSL Certificate

I am using Linux-based web hosting for my blog & used cPanel (control panel) for installing the SSL Certificate as explained below:

Step 1: Login to cPanel & click “SSL/TLS” under Security

Step 2: Click “Manage SSL sites” on SSL/TLS Manager Page

Step 3: Under “Manage Installed SSL Websites” on Manage SSL Hosts Page, click on “Update Certificate”

 

Here:

Domain                                           : www.techcartnow.com
Certificate: (CRT)                        : www.techcartnow.com-crt.pem
Private Key (KEY)                        : www.techcartnow.com-key.pem
Certificate Authority Bundle : (CABUNDLE): ca-www.techcartnow.com-crt.pem

Note: Certificate, Private Key & Certificate Authority Bundle are available in the C:\Users\KK\AppData\Roaming\letsencrypt-win-simple\httpsacme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org directory.

After filling the details click “Install Certificate”.

Boom…SSL Certificate is renewed. You can verify by clicking on “Certificate Details”.