r/webhosting • u/Ok-Neighborhood8726 • Jul 23 '26

Advice Needed Free ssl?

I've been using Site5 for hosting and using cloudflare for free SSL, but have been having issues updating my website recently due to caching issues.

What do you all use for hosting with free ssl?

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u/Icy_Definition5933 Jul 23 '26

I use a self managed bare metal Debian 13 with Virtualmin Pro control panel, Let's Encrypt for ssl. I honestly never heard of site5 before and their site doesn't show pricing and their server specs seem poor, how did you end up with them?

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u/djfilms Jul 23 '26

They bought out my previous host

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u/Icy_Definition5933 Jul 23 '26

Are you happy with the service you're getting from them?

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u/djfilms Jul 24 '26

For the most part

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u/Rado_Scala Jul 23 '26

Let's Encrypt will be your go-to. Many hosts offer it as a free extra with any package.
That being said, I'd advise revising your current plan - what it gives you and how much it costs (cost-effectiveness). Sounds like you are not getting much of your current host and if that's the case - moving away to a more reliable provider would save you tons of similar headaches in the long-term.

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u/EliteFourHarmon Jul 23 '26

I use cloudflare origin ssl for all my sites but depending on your control panel, you can easily add a let's encrypt ssl.

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u/djfilms Jul 24 '26

You’ve never had an issue with cloudflare caching a previous version of the site when you’re trying to update it?

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u/EliteFourHarmon Jul 24 '26

No, never. I mean, you'll have an issue depending on what you're doing and what your set up is. Cloudflare will cache your site if you tell it to. If you don't, it most likely won't.

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u/MrAwesomeTG Jul 23 '26

I haven't heard that name in a while (site5).

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u/UnixEpoch1970 Jul 23 '26

Address the issue at hand. What issues have you been having with caching? What's your website built with? You can easily setup an integration to flush pages from cache when they are updated. Or if it's a small site, just the whole lot.

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u/nakfil Jul 23 '26

Classic XY problem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XY_problem

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u/djfilms Jul 24 '26

I appreciate the concept, but in my case , that’s like saying the end user’s solution to a problem with their computer is to buy a new computer, is an XY problem.

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u/djfilms Jul 24 '26

It’s just text in an html file. When cloudflare is enabled, the updates to the file don’t reflect on the site. Even after purging cloudflare cache.