# SSL configuration **URL:** \ **Category:** Hosting Support\ **Created:** [November 22, 2021, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/ssl-configuration/54532 "2021-11-22T01:30:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/admin/32/36437_2.png) [@Admin](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Admin)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/ssl-configuration/54532/12 "2021-11-22T10:14:05Z")
First of all, you should take all the instructions in the control panel. They are often wrong, or at least not the best way to do things. We would change them if we could, but we can’t. Like KangJL said at the start, you should follow this guide instead: > [@How to get Free SSL (HTTPS) on InfinityFree](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/how-to-get-free-ssl-https-on-infinityfree/49323): > > If you’re using free hosting with your own domain or a subdomain, you’ll want to make your website work over HTTPS (SSL). Fortunately, InfinityFree provides all the tools you need to make it so. If you like videos better then text guides, scroll on down to the bottom of this guide. This guide uses the control panel functions and the Free SSL Certificates tool provided by InfinityFree to get SSL up and running on your site. This article only applies to custom domains Free subdomains (like your… Looking at your client area, I see you still need to complete Step 2, requesting the SSL certificate. So please start there and follow the rest of the guide. > [@anon29520557](#): > > I uploaded the private key that, as I said, I generated on this page, following its instructions. A private key that doesn’t have a matching SSL certificate. And there is no SSL certificate because the certificate order failed, in part because you created it with the wrong domain name. Remember: SSL certificates are linked to domain names, not hosting accounts, so you need to request one for the domain you’re actually hosting your website on, not your account’s main domain. Please request a new SSL certificate for your actual domain name and make sure a certificate is actually issued before trying to install it. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/ssl-configuration/54532)._