DNS & SSL

SSL / TLS Certificates

SSL / TLS Certificates

Vanta Panel issues free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates for your sites, from vPanel → SSL/TLS. Certificates renew automatically.

Issuing a certificate

For any domain on your account, request a certificate and Vanta Panel obtains it from Let's Encrypt (via certbot or acme.sh). It supports two validation methods:

• HTTP-01 — validates by placing a file on your site. This is the default and works when your domain points at the server.
• Cloudflare DNS-01 — validates through a DNS record, useful when your site is behind Cloudflare.

Once issued, the certificate is automatically wired into a :443 vhost, and you can optionally force HTTPS so all traffic is redirected to the secure version.

Addon domains

Each addon domain on your account can have its own certificate, so every site you host is independently secured.

Getting a trusted certificate for the panel itself

If you installed the panel by IP, it uses a self-signed certificate and your browser warns on first visit. To get a trusted certificate for the panel's own domain, point the domain's A record at the server and run:

sudo certbot --apache -d yourdomain.com

Add more -d flags for extra hostnames. Certbot auto-renews. If you front the server with Cloudflare, proxy the record (orange cloud) and set SSL/TLS to Full (strict).