Step 1 - Make sure the website is pointing to your server with us. Use a DNS checker like http://whatsmydns.net/to make sure the IP address of the A record is the same as your server IP (you can find this from the email we sent that contains your WHM or cPanel login information)
Step 2 - Add this code to the top of your .htaccess file (click here for a guide on editing the .htaccess file):
 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/acme-challenge/.+$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/acme-challenge/[0-9a-zA-Z_-]+$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$

Step 3- Go into the SSL/TLS section of cPanel
b4628280c4a117eefbd94dded8f1e2163fbc185e?t=9d82c0ef458908686c7567d84311cbc5 Then click on Manage SSL Sites.
a570cb47aed6f64d9b9d6c5d7c526a8953c79cf7?t=91d23b03c635f2356b90fbffdfa24df6 Then Uninstall any old certificates
66867d164c1c7d3d27548b8ff81d5d8dbcbbd12c?t=3e876d059aacd1e76e41f0e19eed466d Step 4 - From cPanel, select SSL/TLS Status
2a09ce71943f24e923c8ad3356c0e3816f19ba65?t=586cd1721ea3c8fdedd220828537b22f Step 5 - Click Run AutoSSL
Note 1: You may have to wait 1hr for the free SSL to apply
Note 2: If under the list of domains, the chosen domain/subdomain has + Include during AutoSSL available, make sure to click that first.
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