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Installing your SSL Certificate / Web Server Certificate / Secure Server Certificate from RapidSSL.com

Your certificate will be sent to you by email. The email message includes the web server certificate that you purchased in the body of the email message.

Copy the certificate from the body of the email and paste it into a text editor (such as notepad) to create text files.

1. Change directories to /usr/local/stronghold/bin.



2. Use the getcert script to install server certificate.



3. You will be prompted for your certificate. Copy the text from the email that you received from RapidSSL.com in the "Your Web Server Certificate" section and paste it into the section that getcert provides.
   
   Include ----BEGIN CERTIFICATE---- and ----END CERTIFICATE----. Press (Ctrl-D).



4. Use the getca script to install the Root Certificate.



5. You will be prompted for the trusted root certificate - "FreeSSL CA" - below: Copy the following and paste it into the section that getca provides - Press (Ctrl-D).
   
   -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
   MIIDwDCCAqigAwIBAgIEAIWUoDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFADCBozELMAkGA1UEBhMC
   VVMxCzAJBgNVBAgTAlVUMRcwFQYDVQQHEw5TYWx0IExha2UgQ2l0eTEeMBwGA1UE
   ChMVVGhlIFVTRVJUUlVTVCBOZXR3b3JrMSEwHwYDVQQLExhodHRwOi8vd3d3LnVz
   ZXJ0cnVzdC5jb20xKzApBgNVBAMTIlVUTi1VU0VSRmlyc3QtTmV0d29yayBBcHBs
   aWNhdGlvbnMwHhcNMDIwNzExMTI0MTE1WhcNMDYwNzI0MTI0MTE1WjCB2zELMAkG
   A1UEBhMCVVMxFjAUBgNVBAgTDU1hc3NhY2h1c2V0dHMxGDAWBgNVBAcTD1dlbGxl
   c2xleSBIaWxsczEYMBYGA1UEChMPd3d3LmZyZWVzc2wuY29tMSYwJAYDVQQLEx1T
   ZWUgd3d3LmZyZWVzc2wuY29tL2NwcyAoYykwMjE+MDwGA1UECxM1RG9tYWluIENv
   bnRyb2wgVmFsaWRhdGVkIC0gT3JnYW5pemF0aW9uIE5vdCBWYWxpZGF0ZWQxGDAW
   BgNVBAMTD3d3dy5mcmVlc3NsLmNvbTCBnzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkC
   gYEA4VfTd0Ckf+T/Uj3rKNnbVa3M/LN1gwaOTuYhNFDCLxSkzQcQU4JngSb1ufeQ
   VI2aIVQlvA3xeNgzTWZ7EVIFF7l4GyivTeKTXDOH4MMgxfNcq0e04K2FiysmK2vN
   YMy9NG6/DQKmRICGxwqWOyJirluk/xp5BgmgYkbn28orxScCAwEAAaNGMEQwEQYJ
   YIZIAYb4QgEBBAQDAgZAMA4GA1UdDwEB/wQEAwIE8DAfBgNVHSMEGDAWgBT6hsnb
   4LrpePVLqNYV3/DT4WoUPDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFAAOCAQEAVhNsYb9TMBVEWLwh
   EmyBzFcYU5wr+/fk3gJhaaaFGGG6RLIq+Lc6YAlSfd6LOK/kGe31EQnPhgrQz4FY
   udBKNB+rDCmlNviOB6aOeHsdeKSj2mkO0lrBclb2LOKyQls2HC6Db0Py+BaLEUob
   y3Ar0ykiIiRl8ZW6IH1KW2kxCx6gkIbuqLJxUVNWnsHf5YLF/N+Ty9yTwZhXwZww
   Drgq13UepjK3U5qDSxsUYjeLjr+BVsVZKI0DDeUtXXeuIsp5aF4rOQqOwo1JZZTt
   mHDQgdLg+SmGADPdIZ5ugV8LjzOmGEN9SiIT0C67rDmg3A/jzhkx8OGyIrFF+70+
   AxhV9A==
   -----END CERTIFICATE-----
   
   
   Include ----BEGIN CERTIFICATE---- and ----END CERTIFICATE----. Press (Ctrl-D).



6. Restart your web server by using the following commands:
   
   stronghold/bin/strongholdctl restart
   Or if the server is not running
   stronghold/bin/strongholdctl start

Test your certificate by using a browser to connect to your server. Use the https protocol directive (e.g. https://your server/) to indicate you wish to use secure HTTP. The padlock icon on your browser will be displayed in the locked position if your certificates are installed correctly and the server is properly configured for SSL.