{"id":1355,"date":"2023-12-13T03:52:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T03:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/?p=1355"},"modified":"2023-12-13T03:52:34","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T03:52:34","slug":"activate-an-ssl-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/activate-an-ssl-certificate","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Activate an SSL Certificate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>YouStable offers a free SSL certificate to new customers and existing customers, and we also activate it after a few hours of the account activation. However, in some cases, if you have purchased an SSL certificate from a third-party company, then you can seek support from us, or you can do it yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YouStable offers cPanel as a control panel so that the users can create, edit, and organize the site using popular CP for day-to-day usage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/knowledgebase\/how-to-login-into-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Log in to your cPanel account<\/a>, and then type \u201c<strong><em>SSL<\/em><\/strong>\u201d in the search bar. Click on \u201c<strong><em>SSL\/TLS,<\/em><\/strong>\u201d and it will take you to the next page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-1.png\" alt=\"ssl certificate\" class=\"wp-image-1362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-1.png 1014w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-1-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-1-167x60.png 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Scroll\ndown, and at the bottom, click on \u201c<strong><em>Manage SSL Sites<\/em><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1108\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-2.png\" alt=\"ssl certificate\" class=\"wp-image-1361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-2.png 1108w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-2-768x389.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-2-119x60.png 119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1108px) 100vw, 1108px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: Scroll\ndown, and click on \u201c<strong><em>Select a domain<\/em><\/strong>,\u201d if you\nhave multiple domains, then you can add an SSL\ncertificate to a specific domain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-3.png\" alt=\"ssl certificate\" class=\"wp-image-1360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-3.png 682w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-3-229x60.png 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: The SSL\ncertificate provides the users with CRT data so copy and paste it in the empty\nfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-4.png 790w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-4-768x236.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-4-195x60.png 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: The\nPrivate Key can be found in the email\nsent by the SSL provider, or you can find it on\nthe dashboard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-5.png\" alt=\"ssl certificate\" class=\"wp-image-1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-5.png 756w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-5-187x60.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6<\/strong>: Find the\nCertificate Authority Bundle from the dashboard of the SLL certificate provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-6.png\" alt=\"ssl certificate\" class=\"wp-image-1357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-6.png 885w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-6-768x273.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-6-169x60.png 169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6<\/strong>: Click on \u201c<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/knowledgebase\/how-to-enable-ssl-certificate-in-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install Certificate<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u201d to begin the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fcf7e1\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: YouStable offers a <strong>free SSL certificate<\/strong>, and if you want to remove the free SSL protection from the current domain, then click on \u201cuninstall\u201d on the same page as explained above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1162\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-7.png\" alt=\"ssl certificate\" class=\"wp-image-1356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-7.png 1162w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-7-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/ADD-SSL-Certificate-7-167x60.png 167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1162px) 100vw, 1162px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouStable web hosting<\/a> dedicated customer care can assist you in re-installing the free protection. 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