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Let's Encrypt fails on cPanel for Namecheap-hosted sites

A PunchSalad Let's Encrypt install on cPanel fails because Let's Encrypt cannot reach the verification files on Namecheap hosting.

Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.

4 public reports · first reported 14 September 2026 · last reported 15 September 2026

Idea report · $9 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Site owners using PunchSalad's Let's Encrypt feature on cPanel, with sites hosted on Namecheap, report that certificate issuance fails.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

In the idea report

  • The full summary.
  • The products the 4 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.