{"id":27844,"date":"2026-03-04T18:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/docs\/how-do-i-install-my-ssl-certificate-with-linux\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T12:58:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T10:58:42","password":"","slug":"how-do-i-install-my-ssl-certificate-with-linux","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/docs\/how-do-i-install-my-ssl-certificate-with-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I install my SSL certificate with Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Step 1<\/h2>\n\n

Copy your SSL certificate file and certificate bundle file to your Apache server (this server should already contain the key file that was automatically generated when you issued your certificate request).<\/p>\n\n

Step 2<\/h2>\n\n

Find the relevant directives in the file httpd.conf<\/code> or ssl.conf<\/code> (which file to use depends on your Apache configuration). If some directives are commented out, remove the #<\/code> character at the beginning of the relevant line Set the values of these directives with the absolute path and filename of the relevant file, depending on your version of Apache : <\/p>\n\n

Apache version < 2.4.8<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Directive<\/strong><\/td>Path to enter<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
SSLCertificateFile<\/td>Certificate file path<\/td><\/tr>
SSLCertificateKeyFile<\/td>Key file path<\/td><\/tr>
SSLCertificateChainFile<\/td>Intermediate bundle path<\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n
    \n
  1. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n
    Apache version 2.4.8+<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    Directive<\/strong><\/td>Path to enter<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
    SSLCertificateFile<\/td>Certificate file path<\/td><\/tr>
    SSLCertificateKeyFile<\/td>Key file path<\/td><\/tr>
    SSLCACertificatePath<\/td>Intermediate bundle path<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n

    Step 3<\/h2>\n\n

    Save your configuration file and restart Apache.<\/p>\n\n

    Step 4<\/h2>\n\n

    How to restart your Web server<\/p>\n\n

    The procedure for restarting Apache depends on the operating system you’re using. On UNIX-type platforms (Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, etc.), you’ll generally need to run a script to stop and restart the httpd daemon. Please consult your operating system’s online documentation or the Apache documentation<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n

    Your SSL certificate is now installed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Step 1 Copy your SSL certificate file and certificate bundle file to your Apache server (this server should already contain the key file that was automatically generated when you issued your certificate request). Step 2 Find the relevant directives in the file httpd.conf or ssl.conf (which file to use depends on your Apache configuration). If […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[129],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-27844","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-ssl-certificates"],"year_month":"2026-05","word_count":180,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"Support","author_nicename":"support","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/author\/support\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"SSL Certificates","term_url":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/docs-category\/ssl-certificates\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/27844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27844"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/27844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27846,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/27844\/revisions\/27846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=27844"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheops-technology.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=27844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}