Generating and using an SSL certificate for OpenVZ Web Panel involves a few steps, and it is divided into two major parts. The first part entails generating the SSL certificate, while the second one involves installing the generated certificate. Follow along to learn how to accomplish these tasks.
Part 1: Generating an SSL Certificate
We will be using OpenSSL to generate a self-signed certificate.
1. Open terminal on your server.
2. First, install OpenSSL by typing `sudo apt-get install openssl`.
3. Once installed, navigate to your preferred directory where you want your new certificate and private key to be stored.
4. Now, we generate our private key and certificate by typing `openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout mysitename.key -out mysitename.crt`.
5. When you hit enter, OpenSSL will ask you for some details, fill them out or you can skip some details by hitting enter.
This will give you two files: `mysitename.key` (Your Private Key) and `mysitename.crt` (Your Certificate).
Part 2: Installing the Certificate on OpenVZ Web Panel
First, ensure you have Super User or Root access before you execute these commands.
1. First, backup your current (default) SSL certificates by running these commands:
– `mv /usr/share/owp/https_server/owp.crt /usr/share/owp/https_server/owp.crt.bak`
– `mv /usr/share/owp/https_server/owp.key /usr/share/owp/https_server/owp.key.bak`
2. Now, copy the new SSL certificates to the OpenVZ Web Panel directory with these commands:
– `cp /path/to/your/mysitename.crt /usr/share/owp/https_server/owp.crt`
– `cp /path/to/your/mysitename.key /usr/share/owp/https_server/owp.key`
3. To make sure OpenVZ Web Panel uses your new certificates, restart it by typing: `/etc/init.d/owp restart`
And that’s it, if everything was done correctly, OpenVZ Web Panel will now use your new SSL certificates.
Remember: Since you are using a self-signed certificate, browsers will show a warning indicating that it isn’t trusted because it wasn’t issued by a trusted Certificate Authority. This is to be expected. To avoid this warning, you can purchase a certificate from a certified provider.
