# Use CA certificates with Docker — Add certificates to containers

> > [!NOTE] > The following commands are for an Ubuntu-based container.

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&gt; [!NOTE] &gt; The following commands are for an Ubuntu-based container. If your container &gt; uses a different Linux distribution, use equivalent commands for package &gt; management (apt-get, update-ca-certificates, and so on).

To add a CA certificate to a running Linux container

Download the CA certificate for your MITM proxy software. If the certificate is in a format other than .crt, convert it to .crt format

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```consoletitleExamplecomma
   $ openssl x509 -in cacert.der -inform DER -out myca.crt
```

Copy the certificate into the running container

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
    $ docker cp myca.crt &lt;containerid&gt;:/tmp
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
    $ docker exec -it &lt;containerid&gt; sh
```

Ensure the ca-certificates package is installed (required for updating certificates)

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
    # apt-get update &amp;&amp; apt-get install -y ca-certificates
```

Copy the certificate to the correct location for CA certificates

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
    # cp /tmp/myca.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/root_cert.crt
```

Update the CA certificates

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
    # update-ca-certificates
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```plaintexttitleExampleout
    Updating certificates in /etc/ssl/certs...
    rehash: warning: skipping ca-certificates.crt, it does not contain exactly one certificate or CRL
    1 added, 0 removed; done.
```

Verify that the container can communicate via the MITM proxy

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
    # curl https://example.com
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```plaintexttitleExampleout
    &lt;!doctype html&gt;
    &lt;html&gt;
    &lt;head&gt;
        &lt;title&gt;Example Domain&lt;/title&gt;
    ...
```

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