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Nginx create https request (csr) and install ssl certficiate (cer)

Via root ssh

cd /srv/ssl/
openssl req -new -days 365 -nodes -keyout website.com.key -out website.com.csr

Fill in all the detail as requested. Example:

Country Name (2 letter code) [AU]:US
State or Province Name (full name) [Some-State]:New Jersey
Locality Name (eg, city) []:Absecon
Organization Name (eg, company)[Internet Widgits Pty Ltd]:Ducklington Morris
Organizational Unit Name (eg, section) []:Web Services
Common Name (eg, YOUR name) []:ducklington.org
Email Address []:[email protected]

Send the website.com.csr file to your domain registrar or webhost to request your certificate.

Source: https://www.linode.com/docs/security/ssl/ssl-certi...