How to Install a Paid SSL Certificate

Overview

Conetix offers free Let’s Encrypt certificates as well as paid Rapid SSL certificates which include installation costs. If you have purchased an SSL through a third party offering you’ll need to install the certificate to your hosting with Conetix. This article will step you through installing the Private Key, Certificate, Intermediate and root parts of the certificate.

Instructions

1. Log into your Plesk control panel.
2. Click on the Websites & Domains:
   
3. Under the Dashboard tab, click SSL/TLS Certificates:
   
4. Click Advanced Settings:
   
5. Click Add SSL/TLS Certificate:
   
6. Enter a meaningful certificate name – eg. domainname_[start year]_[end year]:
   
7. Copy & Paste the contents of your private key file into the corresponding field, including the “—BEGIN—” and “—END—” parts of the file:
   
8. Copy & Paste the contents of your certificate file into the corresponding field, including the “—BEGIN—” and “—END—” parts of the file:
   
9. Copy & Paste the contents of your Intermediate and Root certificates (in that order) into the corresponding field, including the “—BEGIN—” and “—END—” parts of the file:
   
10. Once you have uploaded the relevant files, click the related Upload Certificate button:
    

Assign the Certificate to your Domain

Once you have uploaded your certificate successfully, you can then assign the certificate to be used by your domain.

1. Proceed to Websites & Domains -> Hosting & DNS -> Hosting Settings:
   
2. Select the newly uploaded certificate from the drop-down list:
   
3. Click OK to save.

Your certificate will then be assigned to your domain’s hosting.