Manually install an SSL certificate on my Web Hosting (cPanel) plan or VPS Hosting
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After your certificate request is approved, you can download your certificate from the SSL manager and install it on your Web Hosting (cPanel) plan.
Required: Deluxe and extended validation (EV) certificates, as well as SSLs for addon domains or subdomains must be installed manually.
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- If you haven't done it already, download your certificate from the SSL manager and save the
.crtfile somewhere that's easy to find. - Go to your GoDaddy product page.
- Select Web Hosting and then select Manage for the Web Hosting (cPanel) plan you're installing the SSL on.
- Select cPanel Admin.
- In the Security section, select SSL/TLS.
- Under Certificates (CRT), select Generate, view, upload, or delete SSL certificates.
- In the Upload a New Certificate section, select Choose File and navigate to the
.crtfile you downloaded in step 1. Select the file and then select Open. - If you want to, type a description of the certificate in the Description text box.
- Select Upload Certificate.
- When you get confirmation that the certificate has been saved, select Go Back.
- At the bottom of the SSL Certificates page, select Return to SSL Manager.
- Under Install and Manage SSL for your site (HTTPS), select Manage SSL Sites.
- In the Install an SSL Website section, select Browse Certificates.
- Select the certificate that you want to activate and select Use Certificate. This will auto-fill the fields for the certificate.
- At the bottom of the page, select Install Certificate.
- On the Successfully Installed pop up, select OK.
- If you haven't done so already, download your SSL certificate and save the .crt file on your computer.
- Access the cPanel for the domain where you want to install your SSL certificate.
- Under Security, select SSL/TLS.
- Under Certificates (CRT), select Generate, view, upload, or delete SSL certificates.
- Under Choose a certificate file (*.crt), select Choose File, select your .crt file and then select Open.
- (Optional) Type a description of the certificate in the Description text box (for example, 2025 coolexample.com certificate).
- Select Upload Certificate.
- When you recieve confirmation that the certificate has been saved, select Go Back.
- At to the bottom of the page, select Return to SSL Manager.
- Under Install and Manage SSL for your site (HTTPS), select Manage SSL Sites.
- Under Install an SSL Website, select Browse Certificates.
- Select the certificate that you want to activate and then select Use Certificate. This will auto-fill the text boxes for the certificate.
- At the bottom of the page, select Install Certificate.
- Select OK.
Next step
- To continue setting up the SSL certificate, you need to direct visitors to the secure version of your site by redirecting to HTTPS.
- Learn how to install an SSL from cPanel.net.