No. To be able to apply the free SSL certificate, your site(s) need to use the Manage StackCP nameservers. This is because the SSL certificates are installed locally to the Manage StackCP platform.

Can I point an A record to a package and get the free SSL certificate?

Please note that if you have recently activated a Manage StackCP SSL certifcate for your domain, it can take up to 30 minutes to be installed across our load balancers. After an SSL has been installed, the website still loads with an insecure warning ...

My website shows as insecure due to mixed content?

If you're trying to access the temporary URL (i.e. example-co-uk.staging.com) you may get an ERR_SSL_UNRECOGNIZED-NAME-ALERT error. This will be because the temporary URL can't load over SSL (via https://). To allow the temporary URL to resolve ...

Why do I get an ERR_SSL_UNRECOGNIZED-NAME-ALERT error?

Using HTTPS instead of HTTP means that communications between your browser and a website is encrypted via the use of an SSL (Secure Socket Layer). Even if your website doesn’t handle sensitive data, it’s a good idea to make sure your website loads ...

SSL Certificates