How do I add Simple SSL to my site?

Enable SSL

In the Overview tab of the site’s Flywheel dashboard, click the “Enable SSL” link:

Choose your domain

This is where you’ll choose which of your site’s domains you’d like to enable Simple SSL on. We strongly recommend you select your site’s primary domain. 

You can also select a different domain in the site’s domains list if you prefer, or you can get Simple SSL for a new domain that you haven’t added to the site yet. Just bear in mind that your certificate will only work on the domain you select here.

Once you’ve selected (or added) the domain for the cert, proceed to the next step.

Choose Simple SSL certificate

You can choose between a Simple SSL certificate or bringing your own. Just make sure “Simple SSL certificate” is checked and then scroll down to the next section.

Enter your information

We’ll ask you for some basic information about your site and domain which we’ll need to generate a CSR for your cert. Just fill out the required fields, then choose your domain.

Validate your domain if needed – otherwise, just sit tight!

If your site is already live – in other words, if the domain you selected above is already pointed to this Flywheel site (and the temporary Flywheel password is switched off in the dashboard), Simple SSL should validate automatically within about 10–15 minutes. Sit tight, and you should see this in your site’s Overview tab after that (you can periodically refresh your browser to check on the progress):

Otherwise, if your site isn’t live yet, you’ll need to validate your domain at this point, and you’ll see this screen:

For more information on validating  your domain, check out How do I validate my domain for Simple SSL?