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HostingUp – How to Setup HTTPS (SSL) on Shared Port Plan Using Your Own Domain

Why This Is Important

On HostingUp VPS, you are provided with a shared IP and a hosting port (e.g., 9000+). You cannot apply HTTPS (SSL) to the default HostingUp domain (e.g., vps.hostingup.icu). To use SSL, you must connect your own domain and configure it using Cloudflare Tunnel.

Step 1: Add Your Domain Name in HostingUp VPS Panel

• Login to HostingUp Panel: https://hpanel.hostingup.in
• Go to My Services and select your VPS
• Open the Reserve DNS section
• Enter your domain (e.g., yourdomainname.com) and click Save

Step 2: Change Domain Forwarding and Setup Cloudflare

Change Forwarding Domain in HostingUp:

• Open your VPS service again in HostingUp panel
• Go to Domain Forwarding
• Replace the default domain (vps.hostingup.icu) with your domain (e.g., yourdomainname.com)
• Leave all other settings as-is and click Save

Set up Cloudflare for your domain:

• Go to https://dash.cloudflare.com
• Sign up or log in, then click Add a Site
• Enter your domain (e.g., yourdomainname.com)
• Cloudflare will scan DNS – click Continue
• Update nameservers at your domain registrar to the ones Cloudflare provides
• Wait for Cloudflare verification (you'll receive an email once verified)

Step 3: Install Cloudflare Tunnel on HostingUp VPS

SSH Login:

ssh root@YOUR_VPS_IP -p YOUR_SSH_PORT

Install Cloudflared:

wget -O cloudflared.deb https://github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared/releases/latest/download/cloudflared-linux-amd64.deb && sudo dpkg -i cloudflared.deb

Login to Cloudflare:

cloudflared tunnel login

Open the URL shown in the terminal, login to Cloudflare, and authorize access.

Create a Tunnel:

cloudflared tunnel create hostingup

This command will create a new tunnel and show output like:

Tunnel credentials written to /root/.cloudflared/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.json
Created tunnel hostingup with id xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx

Important: Copy and note down the path of the JSON file. You will need it in your config.yml file as the credentials-file.

Create Config File:

mkdir -p /etc/cloudflared
nano /etc/cloudflared/config.yml

Example config.yml:

tunnel: hostingup
credentials-file: /root/.cloudflared/YOUR_TUNNEL_ID.json

ingress:
  - hostname: yourdomainname.com # Change To Your Domain Name
    service: http://localhost:9007 # Change To Your Hosting Port
  - service: http_status:404

Step 4: Enable Tunnel and Route Domain

cloudflared tunnel route dns hostingup yourdomainname.com
cloudflared service install
systemctl enable cloudflared
systemctl start cloudflared

✅ Your site is now LIVE with HTTPS at:

https://yourdomainname.com

Notes:

• Only use the hosting port (e.g., 9000, 9001) for your web application
• HostingUp provides two ports: one for SSH and one for hosting
• No need to open ports manually — Cloudflare Tunnel handles secure routing

Example service line in config:

service: http://localhost:9007 # Change To Your Hosting Port

Need Help?

• Support Ticket: https://hpanel.hostingup.in/submitticket.php
• Cloudflare Docs: Cloudflare Tunnel Setup