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title: "On-Premises Insights - SSL"
slug: "on-premises-insights-iop-8-1-ssl"
updated: 2022-01-09T07:40:12Z
published: 2022-01-09T07:40:12Z
canonical: "support.controlup.com/on-premises-insights-iop-8-1-ssl"
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# On-Premises Insights - SSL

## Use SSL Certificate in Insights On-Premises 8.1

The default installation does not include SSL. However, implementing SSL is relatively simple and recommended.

## Secure the Web With  Your Own Certificate

To use your own **SSL**, you will need to provide two files: 

 1. A **.crt** file - this is the certificate file
 2. A **.key** file - this is the private key file

Follow these steps: 

 1. Copy this files to the IOP machine in **/opt/iop_volumes/config/iop_proxy/ssl**	directory
 2. cd to **/opt/iop_volumes/config/iop_proxy/ssl**
 3. Rename the default **.crt** and **.key** files (don't delete them, we’ll save them in case we need to rollback):
**sudo mv server.crt server.crt.orig
sudo mv server.key server.key.orig**
 4. Rename your files as shown:  
**sudo mv <file name>.crt server.crt
sudo mv <file name>.key server.key**
 5. Run **sudo docker container exec iop_proxy nginx -s reload**
 6. Open IOP in the browser (make sure you are using the right DNS according to your certificate)