Install an SSL in Plesk

1. Open a web browser and connect to your Plesk Control Panel located at https://ip address:8443.  Accept the self-signed certificate in your browser
2. Login as the Administrator using the information sent to in the initial setup email
3. Click the link for Server under the System section

   

4. Click the icon for Certificates under the Services section

   

5. Click the icon for Add New Certificate

   

6. Type in a certificate name in the Certificate Name field.  It is best to use a name such as "www.domain.com.crt" if the certificate was ordered for www.domain.com

   

7. To install the certificate, you can either upload the files by browsing to them or you can upload them as text in the text fields

   

8. Navigate back to the domain under Domains and click Setup under the Hosting section

   

   

9. Choose a dedicated IP address under the IP Address section. The IP must be Exclusive, as there can only be one certificate on any given IP.  If the IP is changed, make sure DNS is updated via the control panel if DNS is hosted with Hosting.com
10. Choose the correct certificate under the IP Address section, in this casewww.domain.com.crt
11. Check the checkbox for SSL Support under the Preferences section.  If you wish to house secure and insecure content in the same directory (i.e. /var/www/vhosts/<domain>/httpdocs/), check the check box for Use a single directory for housing SSL and non-SSL content

    

12. Click OK
13. Navigate to Server under the System section

    

14. Click the icon for Service Management under the Services section

    

15. Restart the Apache service to ensure the SSL is applied.  You can then go to https://www.domain.com and the site will be secured