Deploying the certificate in your cPanel (Retro Theme)
After the certificate has been activated and issued to you by the Certificate Authority, you can proceed with deploying the certificate in your cPanel. Follow the steps below:
Step 1:
Log into your cPanel account
Step 2:
Navigate to SSL/TLS Manager in the Security section:
Step 4:
Copy the certificate code you received from the Certificate Authority including —–BEGIN CERTIFICATE—– and —–END CERTIFICATE—– and paste it into the Certificate: (CRT) field on the next page.
Step 5:
Then, click on the Autofill by Certificate button, and the system will attempt to fetch the domain name and the private key. You may also choose the domain from the drop-down list and manually enter the certificate and private key into the corresponding boxes. If the system fails to fetch the private key, you can locate it in the Private Keys (KEY) section of the SSL/TLS Manager. Please remember to include Begin/End headers and footers for the certificate and the key. In case the private one is missing, please generate a new CSR code together with the private key and then reissue your SSL certificate.
If you want to use this certificate for Mail Services, check the Enable SNI for the Mail Services box.
Congratulations! The certificate is now installed on the server for your site. The site should now be accessible via https://.
You can check the installation using the following links:
https://www.digicert.com/help/ or https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html
Step 8:
A dialog box will appear indicating that the certificate has been installed. Click OK to dismiss the dialog.
Deploying the certificate in your cPanel (Basic Theme)
After the certificate has been activated and issued to you by the Certificate Authority, you can proceed with deploying the certificate in your cPanel. Follow the steps below:
Step 2:
Step 4:
Note: The certificate code can be found in the *yourdomain*.crt file which is usually sent to you in the email from the Certificate Authority. Alternatively, it can be downloaded from your account directly.
If you want to use this certificate for Mail Services (Exim and Dovecot), check the “Enable SNI for Mail Services” box. In this case, you will be able to use your domain on which the SSL certificate has been installed as a hostname of the mail server configuring your mail clients to work via secured ports.
Click on Install Certificate.
You can check the installation using the following links:
https://www.digicert.com/help/ or https://www.sslshopper.com/ssl-checker.html