Inquiry about operating system running the servers

[ratfsx10]

Is this still true to date? operating system: linux?

Thing is, I'm trying to get an SSL cert for my domain from here: https://certbot.eff.org/ as advised by:
https://letsencrypt.org/getting-started/

This is totally legit and fine right? Can't figure it out accurately as cPanel don't have that information... i think.

Best Regards,
ratfs

 

[caftpx10]

As far as I am aware, you currently cannot use SSL/TLS with X10's free hosting (at least cPanel is not showing that it can be used). The closest you can get to it is by using a CDN such as CloudFlare (even though plans lower than 'Business' will most likely have the information in plaintext between their servers and X10's [supposed to be encrypted between the client and CF's servers with the universal SSL option that would work being 'flexible']).

Also, SSH access is not granted on free hosting. What you are linking at would require at least a VPS.

 

[essellar]

You can't use that (letsencrypt) on the server as it's currently configured. Yes, the OS is a Linux flavour, but that doesn't automatically mean you can do everything on your account that can be done with Linux.

 

[bdistler]

even though plans lower than 'Business' will most likely have the information in plaintext between their servers and X10's

that is not correct

for x10hosting's free-hosting users that use [ cPanel-x3 ] to setup CloudFlare for their account

x10hosting is a [ Optimized Hosting Partner ] with CloudFlare
Optimized Partners offer all the benefits of a CloudFlare Certified Partner, plus [ Railgun ]
see --> [ https://www.cloudflare.com/hosting-partners/ ] - use the [ Filter partners by name: ] to locate x10hosting on the list

[ Railgun ] - is the encrypted & compressed connection between each Cloudflare data center around the world and x10Hosting
NOTE: the words "encrypted & compressed" - it is the HTTP connection to x10hosting that [ Railgun ] accelerates and secures
here is a link to what CloudFlare says about it --> [ https://www.cloudflare.com/railgun ]

BUT
they are "man-in-the-middle" - due to - they can 'see' what your user sends to your site - and what your site sends to the user

 

[caftpx10]

that is not correct

x10hosting is a [ Optimized Hosting Partner ] with CloudFlare
Optimized Partners offer all the benefits of a CloudFlare Certified Partner, plus [ Railgun ]
see --> [ https://www.cloudflare.com/hosting-partners/ ] - use the [ Filter partners by name: ] to locate x10hosting on the list

[ Railgun ] - is the encrypted & compressed connection between each Cloudflare data center around the world and x10Hosting
NOTE: the words "encrypted & compressed" - it is the HTTP connection to x10hosting that [ Railgun ] accelerates and secures
here is a link to what CloudFlare says about it --> [ https://www.cloudflare.com/railgun ]

BUT
they are "man-in-the-middle" - due to - they can 'see' what your user sends to your site - and what your site sends to the user

In that case, good find.