{"id":9971,"date":"2021-03-08T11:26:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T11:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=9971"},"modified":"2024-04-23T13:16:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:16:25","slug":"add-ssl-other-certificate-authorities-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/add-ssl-other-certificate-authorities-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add an SSL Certificate from Other Certificate Authorities on Plesk?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is possible to secure your website with SSL using Plesk. You can use Let&#8217;s Encrypt to issue a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/web-security\/free-ssl-certificate\">free SSL certificate<\/a> for your website. The other way to certify your websites with SSL is to purchase an SSL certificate and upload it on Plesk.<\/p>\n<h2>To Upload and Assign an SSL Certificate from Other Authorities:<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to the<strong> Plesk<\/strong> panel.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to <strong>Websites &amp; Domains<\/strong> and click on <strong>SSL\/TLS Certificates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ssl_domain.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1365\" height=\"655\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Click on <strong>Advanced Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10790\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/adv_set.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1125\" height=\"176\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Click <strong>Add SSL\/TLS Certificate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10791\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/add_ssl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"873\" height=\"222\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Fill in a name for your SSL certificate in the <strong>Certificate name<\/strong> field and scroll to<strong> Upload the certificate files<\/strong> section. Click on <strong>Choose Files<\/strong> to select the files and upload them as parts of your certificate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-wrapr kb-wisdom-info kb-wisdom-wrapr-blue\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-icon\">\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-icon\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kb-wisdom-col kb-wisdom-col-content\">\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: If a *.pem file has the certificate and the private key sections of your certificate (you can check by opening the file in any text editor), upload it twice for both the private key and the certificate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When all is ready, click on the <strong>Upload Certificate<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/upload_cert.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can upload the certificate files in text format. Convert the SSL files in text format and paste the content of the text files in the respective fields as shown below and click on <strong>Upload Certificate<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/text_ssl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1121\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/text_ssl.jpg 1121w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/text_ssl-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/text_ssl-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/text_ssl-1024x555.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1121px) 100vw, 1121px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A success message is generated that prompts you to assign the certificate to your domain, mail or webmail. Also, the SSL certificate gets automatically added to the list, as shown in the screenshot below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/upload_succ.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1114\" height=\"538\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7. Go back to <strong>Websites &amp; Domains<\/strong> and click on <strong>Hosting Settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/settings.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1053\" height=\"588\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8. Go to the <strong>Security<\/strong> section and tick the box for<strong> SSL\/TLS support<\/strong>. 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