Ubuntu – Lost the key file when I generated the csr

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This is the first time for me dealing with ssl.
I have created a csr file, but I lost the key file in this generation.
The certificate was issued and I got all the crt files.
Now I want to install it on my nodejs server, but i cant because I dont have the generated key.
Can the csr file be converted to key? because in the csr I have:

-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----
bla bla 
-----END PRIVATE KEY-----

Can that be a key file?
Am i missing something here?
Thanks

Best Answer

No, unless you can find the private key you'll need to generate a new request (and hang on to that private key).

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