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This article will show you how to generate CSR and hw to install it using cPanel. A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) is a required step when obtaining an SSL certificate. It contains your domain and company information and is used by the Certificate Authority to generate your SSL certificate.
Once your CSR is generated and your SSL is issued, you will need to install the certificate in cPanel to activate HTTPS on your website. This process ensures secure communication between your site and its visitors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Generate CSR in cPanel
1. Login to your Hosted.com® Client Portal.
2. Navigate to Manage Services from the main dashboard.
3. Select your Web Hosting service.
4. Click Manage next to the domain you wish to access.
5. Click Login to cPanel to open your control panel.
6. Scroll to the Security section and click SSL/TLS.
7. Select Generate, view, or delete SSL certificate signing requests.
8. Enter your domain name and company details in the required fields.
9. Click Generate to create your CSR and private key.
10. Copy the generated CSR and submit it to your SSL provider.
How to Install a CSR (SSL Certificate) in cPanel
1. Login to your Hosted.com® Client Portal.
2. Open cPanel for your hosting account.
3. Go to the Security section and click SSL/TLS.
4. Select Manage SSL sites.
5. Choose the domain you wish to secure.
6. Paste your issued SSL certificate into the Certificate field.
7. Paste the private key and CA bundle if required.
8. Click Install Certificate to complete the setup.
9. Visit your website using HTTPS to confirm the installation.
Additional Information
- A CSR contains encoded information about your domain and organization.
- The private key generated with the CSR must be kept secure and never shared.
- You must generate a new CSR if your domain or company details change.
- SSL installation may require a CA bundle to complete the trust chain.
- cPanel simplifies SSL management through its built-in SSL/TLS tools.
- After installation, it is recommended to force HTTPS for all website traffic.
- Hosted.com®support can assist with CSR generation and SSL installation if required.
Login to Hosted.com® Account
1. Go to the Hosted.com® website Account Login page.
2. Enter your Email and Password and click the Sign In button.
3. You will see the Hosted.com® Dashboard, displaying the Manage Account menu on the left and your Account Information, Account Overview and Open Support Tickets on the right.
Login to cPanel from your Hosted.com® Dashboard
4. Click on Manage Services to view the sub-dropdown menu and select the hosting package for the domain you want to work with – in our example we are using WordPress Hosting.
5. Click the Manage button to the right of the domain name you want to access.
6. The display will now show Product Information, Quick Manage, Resource Usage and Site Statistics for that domain name.
7. Under Product Information, scroll down to Control Panel, which will display cPanel to the right, and click on the Login button.
8. The cPanel Dashboard will now be display
