{"id":4130,"date":"2024-07-12T06:41:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T06:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/?p=4130"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:47:36","slug":"enable-hsts-policy-in-hestiacp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/enable-hsts-policy-in-hestiacp\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete tutorial to enable HSTS policy in Hestia Control Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fc0bfeff0367bd221408415a6c117a47 wp-block-paragraph\">When you Enable HSTS Policy (HTTP Strict Transport Security) for your website in HestiaCP, it enhances security and ensures that browsers will only interact with your site over <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/hestia\/set-http-to-https-redirection-in-hestiacp\/\" style=\"color:#7a00df;\">HTTPS<\/a><\/strong>. Here\u2019s how you can enable HSTS Policy in HestiaCP:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ef4347eb797a8ba25ed6ffd43c07a41 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Log into your HestiaCP Account.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d187d9308278058d6dbd76ffa8a7ec2f wp-block-paragraph\">Open your web browser and log into your<strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;HestiaCP account&#8221;<\/mark> <\/strong>with admin credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-109.png\" alt=\"Hestia Login Page | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-4306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-109.png 940w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-109-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-109-768x448.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-110.png\" alt=\"User Password in Hestia | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-4308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-110.png 940w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-110-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-110-768x470.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-de26477e64350b0a3673c492d60a4945 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. Select Your Domain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-b93e4183702b81fba589dfa9d5c5f8f2\">\n<li>Navigate to the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;Web&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong> section in the HestiaCP dashboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-9dfa2d0c2b39d461a5cbedb957d9f943\">\n<li>Find the domain you want to <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;set up HSTS&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong> for and click on it to manage the settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-111.png\" alt=\"Domain in Hestia | BigCloudy KB\" class=\"wp-image-4309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-111.png 940w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-111-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-111-768x269.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-112.png\" alt=\"HSTS Policy in Hestia | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-4310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-112.png 940w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-112-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-112-768x466.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-e43a6f91ff815748c2ace333bebddc6e\">\n<li>Save the Changes by clicking the<strong> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&#8220;save button&#8221;<\/mark><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-113.png\" alt=\"Enable HSTS Policy in Hestia | BigCloudy KB \" class=\"wp-image-4311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-113.png 940w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-113-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image-113-768x356.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-718318e2f41cdd58875254e71528a2c9 wp-block-paragraph\">You have successfully enabled the HSTS Policy for your website and ensure high-level security for your users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e65f0a379c6198bc591e58592014f3c\">Additional Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-b5ae6ab0b3129e57ae3f77bb794601b5\">\n<li><strong><a style=\"color:#7a00df;\" href=\"https:\/\/hestiacp.com\/docs\/user-guide\/web-domains.html#enabling-ssl\">Hestia Documentation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you Enable HSTS Policy (HTTP Strict Transport Security) for your website in HestiaCP, it enhances security and ensures that browsers will only interact with your site over HTTPS. Here\u2019s how you can enable HSTS Policy in HestiaCP: 1. Log into your HestiaCP Account. Open your web browser and log into your &#8220;HestiaCP account&#8221; with admin credentials. 2. Select Your Domain You have successfully enabled the HSTS Policy for your website and ensure high-level security for your users. 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