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.

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

Use the getcert script to install server certificate.

Use the getca script to install the Root Certificate.

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-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Include ----BEGIN CERTIFICATE---- and ----END CERTIFICATE----. Press (Ctrl-D)

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.