Install Custom certificate

DefenderMax support certificate and key in PEM format , Key needs to be not encrypted

example certificate/key file

certificate file :

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIFNjCCBB6gAwIBAgISBP5Ip0tHu3hKByjwblwePZ/gMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUA
MDIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRYwFAYDVQQKEw1MZXQncyBFbmNyeXB0MQswCQYDVQQD
........
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Key File :

-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
MIIEvQIBADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAASCBKcwggSjAgEAAoIBAQDBmgfHJ0+rkCEq
S6m2zJLBfy1SiHqSV/RX5ICShs5nVuMgN5k4B8koGmfoZvDVdDEBpF7kU9FId8j4
......................
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----

Upload files to the dmax , on version 1.20.1+ you can do it thru the gui or SFTP

GUI : on the dashboard press tools and upload

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if you upload the files thru the GUI , the file will be in /home/dmax/installs

overwrite the current key/crt by copy them to :

• certiciate : /home/dmax/DefenderMax/nginx/keys/domain.crt
• key : /home/dmax/DefenderMax/nginx/keys/domain.key

For making the system to use the new keys/Certs restart the nginx docker

• docker restart nginx_prod