How to get a free SSL certificate for your site
HTTPS is an encrypted connection between the browser and the site. Without it, browsers show “Not secure”, and search engines rank the site lower. The good news: you can get an SSL certificate for free and never think about renewing it.
Why HTTPS matters
- Trust: visitors see a padlock, not a warning.
- SEO: HTTPS is a ranking factor for major search engines.
- Security: form data and cookies are encrypted in transit.
How to get free SSL
It used to mean fiddling with Let’s Encrypt, certbot and a cron job for renewals by hand. Today modern platforms do it automatically.
On Tuqo, SSL turns on by itself for every site:
- for the platform subdomain
name.tuqo.ru; - for your custom domains, once ownership is confirmed.
Certificates are issued and renewed automatically: there is nothing to configure, pay for or keep track of.
How to attach your own domain with HTTPS
The certificate itself is free on every plan, but attaching your own domain needs a
paid plan (from Start) or the Custom domain add-on, which also works on the Free plan. On
Free without the add-on, the site runs over HTTPS on the name.tuqo.ru subdomain. Prices
are on the pricing page.
- Add the domain in the panel and get the records for verification.
- In your domain’s DNS, create an A record pointing to the server and a
_tuqo-verifyTXT record. - Once the check passes, HTTPS turns on automatically.
Step by step, with the usual DNS mistakes: attaching a custom domain.
The bottom line
Free SSL with automatic renewal is the norm, not a premium feature. On Tuqo it is included on every plan, Free included.