Setting up hostname instead of IP address?

Najd

• June 01, 2018 05:20

Hello I am kind of new to this VPS thing and i got a server, set it up but i have some problems, onee of my problems is when i open whm i get my explorer to show me up in the address an ip like this xxx.xxx.xx.xx:2087 i understand that but i need to change that, i need to show my domain name instead of this ip for example server1.myserver.com and then again i have another problem which is https, its showing me that this ip is not secure ,how can i solve that ? do i simply install an ssl on this domain myserver.com or do i need an ssl for the server1.myserver.com ? Thanks in advance

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  cPanelMichael

  • June 01, 2018 13:40

  Hello @Najd, A free and signed SSL certificate for your server's hostname should be applied automatically within a few hours after the initial cPanel installation. You can read more about how this works, and see the full requirements, at:

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  Najd

  • June 02, 2018 09:53

  Hello @Najd, A free and signed SSL certificate for your server's hostname should be applied automatically within a few hours after the initial cPanel installation. You can read more about how this works, and see the full requirements, at: and when i open the main server panel ? Thanks for your patience .

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  cPanelMichael

  • June 04, 2018 14:05

  I am using Godaddy VPS Server

  
  Hello @Najd, GoDaddy blocks the free AutoSSL certificate for the server's hostname. You can confirm this is the case by running the following command: /usr/local/cpanel/bin/checkallsslcerts
  The output is likely to look like this: [QUOTE]"The cPanel Store returned an error (X::PermissionDenied) in response to the request POST ssl/certificate/whm-license: free hostname certs are not allowed by this partner".
  You can find discussion of this, including a manual workaround, at:

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  Najd

  • June 04, 2018 16:08

  Hello @The system will check for the certificate for the "cpanel" service. The system will attempt to verify that the certificate for the "cpanel" service is still valid using OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol). The certificate for the "cpanel" service passed all checks. The system will check for the certificate for the "dovecot" service. The system will attempt to verify that the certificate for the "dovecot" service is still valid using OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol). The certificate for the "dovecot" service passed all checks. The system will check for the certificate for the "exim" service. The system will attempt to verify that the certificate for the "exim" service is still valid using OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol). The certificate for the "exim" service passed all checks. The system will check for the certificate for the "ftp" service. The system will attempt to verify that the certificate for the "ftp" service is still valid using OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol). The certificate for the "ftp" service passed all checks.
  and i tried to follow that discussion where it said that they added an auto ssl to a subdomain .. how is that possible ? autossl can only see domains and not subdomains .

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  cPanelMichael

  • June 05, 2018 12:35

  Hello @Najd, I recommend reaching out to your VPS hosting provider directly to verify that free hostname SSL certificates are not allowed on your VPS. They will be able to provide you with a more accurate answer.

  and i tried to follow that discussion where it said that they added an auto ssl to a subdomain .. how is that possible ? autossl can only see domains and not subdomains .

  
  AutoSSL certificates are available to both subdomains and normal domain names. For instance, you could create a subdomain under a cPanel account (e.g. server123.domain.tld). Ensure this subdomain does not match the hostname of your server as that can lead to configuration issues, and ensure it's not a proxy subdomain (e.g. cpanel.domain.tld, whm.domain.tld). Once the subdomain is added, browse to WHM >> Manage AutoSSL and click on Run AutoSSL for All Users. The system will then attempt to generate a new AutoSSL certificate for the subdomain (it can sometimes take a few hours for the domain validation process to succeed). Once that happens, you can browse to WHM Home " Service Configuration " Manage Service SSL Certificates and install the certificate from that subdomain using the Browse Certificates >> Browse Apache option at the bottom of the interface. Thank you.

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