{"id":481,"date":"2024-09-05T10:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/?p=481"},"modified":"2024-09-05T10:44:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T10:44:19","slug":"install-hostname-ssl-certificate-on-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/install-hostname-ssl-certificate-on-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install the hostname SSL certificate onto the cPanel services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There may be times when you need to apply the server hostname SSL certificate to the cPanel services. The server hostname SSL certificate is needed for secure connections to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.249host.com\/cpanel-web-hosting-india\/\">cPanel services<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The hostname SSL certificate is applied to these cPanel services:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FTP Server<\/li>\n<li>Exim (SMTP) Server<\/li>\n<li>Calendar, cPanel, WebDisk, Webmail, and WHM Services<\/li>\n<li>Dovecot Mail Server<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 id=\"h_01HCE436ZC80EGHW78PNYXXBTB\"><strong>Step-by-Step <\/strong>Procedure to install the hostname SSL certificate<\/h3>\n<p>1. To install an SSL certificate for your server&#8217;s hostname, and also onto the WHM\/cPanel services, use the following location:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>WHM: Home \/ Service Configuration \/\u00a0Manage Service SSL Certificates<\/em>:&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/hostname.png\" alt=\"hostname SSL certificate\" width=\"691\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/hostname.png 691w, https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/hostname-274x300.png 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. Check all boxes for all the services, then select the &#8216;Browse Certificates&#8217; button:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-484\" src=\"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/redirection.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/redirection.png 558w, https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/redirection-300x85.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the hostname SSL certificate that is <strong>VALID<\/strong> from the menu under &#8216;root&#8217;. The below example only shows a self-signed certificate. On your server, locate and use the VALID hostname SSL certificate:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-490 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ssl-certiicate-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ssl-certiicate-1.png 486w, https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ssl-certiicate-1-266x300.png 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. Once selected, you will see the SSL certificate on the page with green checkmarks next to it:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-491 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/whmssl-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"765\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/whmssl-1.png 765w, https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/whmssl-1-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Select the &#8216;Install&#8217; button at the bottom of the page<\/p>\n<p><strong>Verify Installation<\/strong>: Use an SSL checker tool online to verify that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squarebrothers.com\/ssl-certificate-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSL certificate<\/a> is correctly installed on your hostname. You should also manually check by accessing <code>https:\/\/yourhostname<\/code>, looking for the padlock icon in the browser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Installing an SSL certificate on your cPanel hostname is a straightforward process that significantly enhances your website\u2019s security. By following the detailed steps outlined above, you can ensure that your site benefits from encrypted connections, safeguarding both your data and your users\u2019 privacy.<\/p>\n<p>If you have cPanel server from YouStable then you may open support ticket to install SSL Certificate on your WHM hostname.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There may be times when you need to apply the server hostname SSL certificate to the cPanel services. The server hostname SSL certificate is needed for secure connections to cPanel services. The hostname SSL certificate is applied to these cPanel services: FTP Server Exim (SMTP) Server Calendar, cPanel, WebDisk, Webmail, and WHM Services Dovecot Mail [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,10,1,11],"tags":[15,60,12,58],"class_list":["post-481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-control-panel","category-general","category-linux","category-security","tag-certificate","tag-hostname","tag-ssl","tag-whm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":495,"href":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions\/495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/249host.com\/tutorials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}