How to install a free SSL Cert on a Shared Server?

I am using the SIP-100 package from Nexcess so as far as I can tell it doesn’t come with an SSL certificate and I would like to do this without having to spend extra money on purchasing one.
I also tried entering the first line of commands in SSH from “How to setup Let’s Encrypt Free SSL Certificate with Magento 2” When asked to enter the sudo password though it appears as though I don’t have superuser access because it says (“my username”) is not in the sudoers file. Is this because of the package I am using from Nexcess or do I need to be using a different password/ login credentials?