If you buy an SSL certificate from us for a domain on our hosting, we can install it for you. Just open a ticket.
To install it yourself, follow these steps.
1. Generate a CSR
- In cPanel, go to Security > SSL/TLS.
- Under Certificate Signing Requests (CSR), click Generate, view, or delete SSL certificate signing requests.
- Choose Generate a new 2,048-bit key and fill in the domain and your organisation details.
- Click Generate and copy the CSR text, including the
BEGINandENDlines.
The matching private key is saved in your account automatically. Never share it with anyone.
2. Activate the certificate
- In the client area, go to Services > My Services and click your SSL certificate.
- Click Configure Now and paste in your CSR.
- Choose a validation method: email, DNS record or file upload. Complete the step the certificate authority asks for.
3. Install the certificate
- Once issued, you will receive the certificate by email or in the client area.
- In cPanel, go to Security > SSL/TLS > Manage SSL sites.
- Choose your domain, paste the certificate into the Certificate (CRT) box and click Autofill by Certificate.
- Click Install Certificate.
Paid certificates do not renew automatically. We will remind you before expiry, and you will need to repeat these steps.
