How to Add Root CAs to Ubuntu Reference: https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/install-a-root-ca-certificate-in-the-trust-store Install the CA certificate package: sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates Now, you can install any local intranet root CA, with this: NOTE: We are copying in the .crt file. Once the trust bundle is created, with a later step, the file will be converted to PEM format. sudo cp ogsofttech.lan_ca.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates Once you have all the certificates loaded, you need to add them to the trust store, with this: sudo update-ca-certificates Once done, you can verify that your certificate is in pem format: sudo ls /etc/ssl/certs/ | grep ogsofttech.lan_ca You will see something like this, if loaded into the trust bundle: If you are looking for the local intranet Root CA certificate, see this:  Current Intranet Root CA Certificate