Add a certificate to InfraNest when it hasn't been picked up automatically by your monitors or connected providers, whether by scanning a server directly or pasting in the certificate text.
Overview
- Most certificates appear on their own once you have monitors and providers connected.
- Use this when you want to add a certificate manually — either by scanning a live server or by pasting in the certificate text.
- Scanning deliberately captures self-signed, expired or mismatched certificates too, so the health checks can flag any problems with them.
Scan an endpoint
- Go to Certificates and select Add certificate, then Scan an endpoint.
- Enter the host (and port if it's not the default).
- InfraNest connects, reads the certificate the server is serving (and its chain), and adds it to your inventory.
Paste a certificate
- Select Add certificate, then Paste a PEM.
- Paste in the certificate text to add it directly.
NoteHowever a certificate is added, InfraNest merges it with any matching one already in your inventory — the same certificate never shows up twice.
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