For this example we will use the domain wordpresspete.org which is pointing to a WordPress Pete installation. To see how to do this check out this tutorial: Point a domain to a WordPress Pete in production environment
1. For this example we purchased an SSL certificate from my favorite site for SSL certificates: ssls.com
![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress-1024x875.jpg)
2. We choose the upload file validation option
![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress2](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress2-2400x2050.jpg)
3. Let’s download the validation text file
![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress3](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress3-2400x2050.jpg)
4. The validation path must be the same one that we will use to upload the validation file from Pete
![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress4](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress4-2400x2050.jpg)
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![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress7](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress7-2400x2050.jpg)
5. Once we have uploaded the validation file, click confirm file upload from the ssl.com dashboard
![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress8](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress8-2400x2050.jpg)
6. We wait a few minutes for the SSL certificate to be issued and after that we download it
![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress9](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress9-2400x2050.jpg)
7. Now in the SSL upload form from Pete we carefully select the 3 SSL files: .crt, .key, bundle
![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress6](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress6-2400x2050.jpg)
![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress11](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress11-2400x2050.jpg)
8. After this we go to the SSL activation form and select SSL: on and then click on UPDATE SSL STATUS
![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress12](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress12-2400x2050.jpg)
9. And it’s ready
![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress13](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress13-2400x2050.jpg)
10. The SSL files are stored in /var/www/html/ssl/project_name . To update an SSL certificate repeat these steps first disabling the SSL STATUS
![install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress14](https://wordpresspete.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/install_ssl_certificate_in_wordpress14-2400x2050.jpg)