Fixing depth_zero_self_signed_cert in cPanel for Git Operations

Contents: Temporarily Disable SSL Verification (Quick Fix) Add the Self-Signed Certificate to Git (Permanent Fix) Add the Certificate to the System's Trusted Store Summary of Fixes

Fixing depth_zero_self_signed_cert Error in cPanel Git

If you're seeing the error:

depth_zero_self_signed_cert

while using Git on cPanel, it means that Git does not trust the self-signed SSL certificate.

Temporarily Disable SSL Verification (Quick Fix)

If you just need a temporary workaround, disable SSL verification for Git:

git config --global http.sslVerify false

Warning: This is insecure and should only be used for testing.

To disable SSL verification only for a specific repository, run this inside the repo:

git config --local http.sslVerify false

Test Git again:

git clone https://yourdomain.com/repo.git

Add the Self-Signed Certificate to Git (Permanent Fix)

If you want a secure solution without disabling SSL verification, manually add the self-signed certificate.

Locate Your SSL Certificate in cPanel

Log into cPanel
Go to SSL/TLS > Manage SSL Sites
Find your domain and click View Certificate
Copy the certificate (from -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- to -----END CERTIFICATE-----)

Save the Certificate on Your Server

Connect to cPanel via SSH
```
ssh youruser@yourdomain.com
```
Create a new CA certificate file
```
nano ~/my-self-signed-ca.crt
```
Paste the copied certificate and save the file (Ctrl + X, then Y to save).

Add the Certificate to Git

git config --global http.sslCAInfo ~/my-self-signed-ca.crt

Test Git again:

git clone https://yourdomain.com/repo.git

If it works, your Git now trusts the self-signed SSL certificate!

Add the Certificate to the System's Trusted Store

For Debian/Ubuntu

sudo cp ~/my-self-signed-ca.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/
sudo update-ca-certificates

For CentOS/RHEL

sudo cp ~/my-self-signed-ca.crt /etc/pki/ca-trust/source/anchors/
sudo update-ca-trust

Restart Git and test again.

Summary of Fixes

Issue	Fix
Temporary Git fix	`git config --global http.sslVerify false` (!Insecure)
Permanent Git fix	`git config --global http.sslCAInfo ~/my-self-signed-ca.crt`
Trust system-wide	Add certificate to `/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/` and run `update-ca-certificates`

Now Git should work correctly on cPanel with your self-signed SSL certificate!

Fixing depth_zero_self_signed_cert in cPanel for Git Operations

Temporarily Disable SSL Verification (Quick Fix)

Add the Self-Signed Certificate to Git (Permanent Fix)

Locate Your SSL Certificate in cPanel

Save the Certificate on Your Server

Add the Certificate to Git

Add the Certificate to the System's Trusted Store

For Debian/Ubuntu

For CentOS/RHEL

Summary of Fixes

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Fixing depth_zero_self_signed_cert in cPanel for Git Operations

Temporarily Disable SSL Verification (Quick Fix)

Add the Self-Signed Certificate to Git (Permanent Fix)

Locate Your SSL Certificate in cPanel

Save the Certificate on Your Server

Add the Certificate to Git

Add the Certificate to the System's Trusted Store

For Debian/Ubuntu

For CentOS/RHEL

Summary of Fixes

High-Availability Cloud VDS

Hosting

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VDS

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