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Let's Encrypt is awesome but you still need to have root access to the machine. I host my stuff on a shared 1&1 node and I can't seem to find any way to add SSL to my websites without having to pay them.

(Yes I should move to another host but that is too much hassle for me right now.)

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The ACME protocol is open and as a result there are several alternative clients which do not require root. Here's a few:

https://github.com/diafygi/letsencrypt-nosudo

https://github.com/kuba/simp_le

https://github.com/lukas2511/letsencrypt.sh

Or you can go a more manual approach via https://gethttpsforfree.com/ but you will need to manually renew your certificate every 90 days.

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