[winternett]

Many host providers (Those acquired by companies like Web.Com, allegedly) disable all ability to use outside certs since Google made encryption a requirement in Chrome Browser...

They do things like blocking containers & SSH to make installing free certs impossible.

They also have elevated the price of their own certs (that they can conveniently provide) to ridiculous prices in contrast to free certs their customers can't even use...

It would be a huge price-fixing scandal if Congress had any idea of how technology works.

[Sohcahtoa82]

There are literally thousands of web hosts out there. If your web host is doing something shitty like that, it's trivial to find a new one.

[winternett]

I'd be happy to hear about a traditional hosting company that allows clients to install lets Encrypt certs if you can name any...

Most of my clients don't have budgets big enough for cloud hosting.

[selcuka]

> It would be a huge price-fixing scandal if Congress had any idea of how technology works.

It's shady, but technically not price-fixing unless they are a monopoly. You are free to take your business to somewhere else.

[winternett]

If you read into Web.Com, yes, they are quickly becoming a monopoly on host companies. They do not disclose many of the hosting companies they now own.

If you can find a company that allows clients to install Let's Encrypt Certs on shared hosting, please let me know.