To manually upload an SSL certificate using SSH, follow these organized steps:

1. Connect to your server via SSH:

   • Open a terminal and type:

     ssh username@host.com
     

   Replace username and host.com with your actual credentials.

2. Navigate to the SSL directory on the server:

   • Create a new directory if needed:

     mkdir ssl
     

   • Move into the directory or create it in the current location as needed.

3. Create empty files for each SSL component (e.g., cert.pem, ca_bundle.pem, privateKey.pem):

   • Use touch to create each file:

     touch ssl/cert.pem
     touch ssl/ca_bundle.pem
     touch ssl/privateKey.pem
     

4. Transfer SSL files from your local machine:

   • Use SCP mode in SSH for secure and efficient transfer:

     scp cert.pem username@host.com:/path/to/ssl/cert.pem
     scp ca_bundle.pem username@host.com:/path/to/ssl/ca_bundle.pem
     scp privateKey.pem username@host.com:/path/to/ssl/privateKey.pem
     

   • Replace paths with your server's directory structure.

5. Alternative method: Paste directly into SSH session:

   • After creating the file on the server, paste the content:

     cat - > ssl/cert.pem
     

   • Press Enter to start pasting, then press Ctrl+D to exit and save.

6. Verify files:

   • Check each file after upload:

     cat ssl/cert.pem
     

7. Log out of the SSH session when done:

   • Type exit or logout to terminate the connection.