How to Generate a CSR on Media Temple Grid

Update: Media Temple’s Grid platform and Account Center were retired in 2023. If you were migrated, use the steps for your current hosting panel (cPanel or Plesk) or generate a CSR directly on your server with OpenSSL.

Former Media Temple users manage hosting through GoDaddy cPanel (Linux) or Plesk. Pick the path that matches your environment:

Option A — Generate a CSR in cPanel

• Go to Security > SSL/TLS > Certificate Signing Requests (CSR).
• Enter the certificate Subject/Distinguished Name (CN, O, L, ST, C=US).
• Include all hostnames in SAN (e.g., example.com, www.example.com).
• Click Generate and copy the CSR.

Option B — Generate a CSR in Plesk

• Open SSL/TLS Certificates for your domain and choose Add/Generate CSR.
• Enter the Subject (CN, O, L, ST, C=US).
• Add any additional hostnames under SAN.
• Generate and copy the CSR.

Option C — Generate a CSR with OpenSSL (VPS/Dedicated)

Use OpenSSL when you have SSH access to your server or you manage a VPS or dedicated machine. The commands below create two files on the server: server.key (your private key) and server.csr (the CSR you paste into the CA order).

This method keeps the private key on the host, adds the required Subject Alternative Names (SANs), and works best with OpenSSL 1.1.1 or newer.

To generate the private key run the following command:

openssl genpkey -algorithm RSA -pkeyopt rsa_keygen_bits:2048 -out server.key

To generate the CSR run the coomand below (include all hostnames in SAN):

openssl req -new -sha256 -key server.key -out server.csr \
-subj "/C=US/ST=California/L=San Francisco/O=Your Company LLC/CN=example.com" \
-addext "subjectAltName=DNS:yourdomain.com,DNS:www.yourdomain.com"

• Keep the private key on the server and restrict permissions (e.g., chmod 600 server.key).
• SAN is what browsers validate; include every hostname you need. Replace yourdomain placeholder, with your actual domain name.

What to paste into your SSL order

Paste the CSR including:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
-----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----

This page now serves as a short hub for ex–Media Temple users. Use the option that matches your current hosting panel or server setup.