Let's Encrypt vs PositiveSSL on VPS

[devzx]

Hello, dev pals:

I am having an issue trying to find some info about what to do next with my domain and its ssl/tls certificate.

Here's the situation: I got a VPS, and  I like to thinker with things on my own, like reading, researching, no-AI help, old school, and I  found out that installing Hestia was not that hard using their autoinstaller, but now, when I get to the part of activating the ssl certificate with the command they provide: v-add-letsencrypt-host, I realized the domain I already own,  has its own certificate from PositiveSSL.

To access Hestia CP,  since it is going to have a subdomain to my own domain, do I really have to activate the let's encrypt certificate, or can I just let it use the one I already own?

Thanks a lot in advance for your help and tips.

 

Edited Thursday at 07:29 PM by devzx

[wolstech]

If you have the certificate file (and matching key file), you can likely install that instead of Lets Encrypt. Not sure how you do that on Hestia, but I'd imagine there's an option or guide for it. It should work provided the certificate is not expired and the common name and subject alternative names (SANs) are correct (the domain/subdomain you're securing needs to appear in one of those fields on the certificate unless its a wildcard certificate).

A domain's certificate is sent to the browser by whatever server is serving that domain, so you'll need to install the PositiveSSL cert on your VPS if you want to use it once your (sub)domain is pointed to your VPS.

[devzx]

Thanks for the info.  I think I will go with let's encrypt by now, because I saw that I can reissue the certificate using namecheap, but right now it is showing me errors, so I   will have to wait for their support to answer me.

Again, thanks a lot