diff --git a/deploy/cpanel.sh b/deploy/cpanel.sh
index bf1332ff..6ab012a3 100644
--- a/deploy/cpanel.sh
+++ b/deploy/cpanel.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
-
-#Here is the script to deploy the cert to your cpanel account by the cpanel APIs.
-
-#returns 0 means success, otherwise error.
+#!/bin/bash
+# Here is the script to deploy the cert to your cpanel using the cpanel API.
+# Uses command line uapi. Cpanel username is needed only when run as root.
+# Returns 0 when success, otherwise error.
+# Written by Santeri Kannisto <santeri.kannisto@2globalnomads.info>
+# Public domain, 2017
 
 #export DEPLOY_CPANEL_USER=myusername
 #export DEPLOY_CPANEL_PASSWORD=PASSWORD
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
 ########  Public functions #####################
 
 #domain keyfile certfile cafile fullchain
+
 cpanel_deploy() {
   _cdomain="$1"
   _ckey="$2"
@@ -23,7 +25,33 @@ cpanel_deploy() {
   _debug _cca "$_cca"
   _debug _cfullchain "$_cfullchain"
 
-  _err "Not implemented yet"
-  return 1
+  # read cert and key files and urlencode both
+  _certstr=`cat "$_ccert"`
+  _keystr=`cat "$_ckey"`
+  _cert=$(php -r "echo urlencode(\"$_certstr\");")
+  _key=$(php -r "echo urlencode(\"$_keystr\");")
 
+  _debug _cert "$_cert"
+  _debug _key "$_key"
+
+  if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]
+  then 
+    _opt="--user=$DEPLOY_CPANEL_USER SSL install_ssl"
+  else
+    _opt="SSL install_ssl"
+  fi    
+
+  _debug _opt "$_opt"
+
+  response=$(uapi $_opt domain="$_cdommain" cert="$_cert" key="$_key")
+
+  if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+  then
+    _err "Error in deploying certificate:"
+    _err "$response"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  _debug response "$response"
+  _info "Certificate successfully deployed"
 }