Certificates
HTTPS without a certificate ritual.
Every Switchyard host gets a Let’s Encrypt certificate. We create it when the site is reachable, store it safely, and renew it while it is still valid. Visitors on plain HTTP are redirected to HTTPS once the certificate exists.
When the host is live
We prove control of the site over HTTP and receive a certificate for that hostname. No wildcard puzzles, no email approvals.
TLS on the public site
The same files you already published are available over HTTPS. Existing links keep working; browsers get a current chain.
Before anything expires
We watch remaining lifetime and replace certificates in place. You do not upload PEMs or remember a date.
What you do
Point the hostname at Switchyard and keep the site folder published. That is the whole certificate workflow. Staging certificates are available while you test; production certificates are used when you are ready for real visitors.
What we never ask for
No private keys in email. No “paste this into cPanel.” No annual invoice just to keep the lock icon. Certificate management is part of hosting, not an add-on.