Want a quick and easy way to add Secure-Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) to your website? You should. Google penalizes your site’s PageRank if you don’t have it. If you have an e-commerce site, there’s even worse news. Chrome web browser users will find your payment pages marked unsafe. That’s one way to close your business down in a hurry.

There are many ways to add an SSL certificate to your website. The easiest and cheapest way is with the Internet Security Research Group’s (ISRG) Let’s Encrypt project.

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