diff --git a/deploy/cpanel.sh b/deploy/cpanel.sh
index bf1332ff..54cc0224 100644
--- a/deploy/cpanel.sh
+++ b/deploy/cpanel.sh
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
 #!/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.
+# 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 (I did not test this).
+# Returns 0 when success.
+# Written by Santeri Kannisto <santeri.kannisto@2globalnomads.info>
+# Public domain, 2017
 
 #export DEPLOY_CPANEL_USER=myusername
-#export DEPLOY_CPANEL_PASSWORD=PASSWORD
 
 ########  Public functions #####################
 
 #domain keyfile certfile cafile fullchain
+
 cpanel_deploy() {
   _cdomain="$1"
   _ckey="$2"
@@ -23,7 +25,29 @@ cpanel_deploy() {
   _debug _cca "$_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 [ "$(id -u)" = 0 ]; then 
+    _opt="--user=$DEPLOY_CPANEL_USER"
+    _debug _opt "$_opt"
+  fi
+
+  _response=$(uapi "$_opt" SSL install_ssl domain="$_cdomain" 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"
+  return 0
 }