# Trouble enabling https for hosted instance

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-enabling-https-for-hosted-instance/44162>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [May 12, 2016, 6:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-enabling-https-for-hosted-instance/44162 "2016-05-12T18:55:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![neil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/neil/32/102150_2.png) [@neil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/neil)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-enabling-https-for-hosted-instance/44162/2 "2016-05-12T18:56:17Z")

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The checkbox did warn you that you need to have an SSL cert installed and working before turning it on. I guess you skipped that part? 🙂

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