cdist-type__letsencrypt_cert - Get an SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt
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Boolean Parameters
staging
Obtain a test certificate from a staging server.
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7.0.0 Sep 11, 2024 CDIST-TYPE__LETSENCRYPT_CERT(7)
Description
Automatically obtain a Let's Encrypt SSL certificate using Certbot.
This type attempts to setup automatic renewals always. In many Linux distributions, that is the case out
of the box, see: https://certbot.eff.org/docs/using.html#automated-renewals
For Alpine Linux and Arch Linux, we setup a system-wide cronjob that attempts to renew certificates
daily.
If you are using FreeBSD, we configure periodic(8) as recommended by the port mantainer, so there will be
a weekly attempt at renewal.
If your OS is not mentioned here or on Certbot's docs as having support for automated renewals, please
make sure you check your OS and possibly patch this type so the system-wide cronjob is installed.
Examples
# use object id as domain
__letsencrypt_cert example.com \
--admin-email root@example.com \
--deploy-hook "service nginx reload" \
--webroot /data/letsencrypt/root
# domain parameter is specified so object id is not used as domain
# and example.com needs to be included again with domain parameter
__letsencrypt_cert example.com \
--admin-email root@example.com \
--domain example.com \
--domain foo.example.com \
--domain bar.example.com \
--deploy-hook "service nginx reload" \
--webroot /data/letsencrypt/root
Messages
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create Certificate was created.
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Name
cdist-type__letsencrypt_cert - Get an SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt
Optional Multiple Parameters
domain Domains to be included in the certificate. When specified then object id is not used as a domain.
deploy-hook
Command to be executed only when the certificate associated with this $__object_id is issued or
renewed. You can specify it multiple times, but any failure will prevent further commands from
being executed.
For this command, the shell variable $RENEWED_LINEAGE will point to the config live subdirectory
(for example, /etc/letsencrypt/live/${__object_id}) containing the new certificates and keys; the
shell variable $RENEWED_DOMAINS will contain a space-delimited list of renewed certificate domains
(for example, example.comwww.example.com)
pre-hook
Command to be run in a shell before obtaining any certificates. You can specify it multiple
times, but any failure will prevent further commands from being executed.
Note these run regardless of which certificate is attempted, you may want to manage these
system-wide hooks with __file in /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/pre/.
Intended primarily for renewal, where it can be used to temporarily shut down a webserver that
might conflict with the standalone plugin. This will only be called if a certificate is actually
to be obtained/renewed.
post-hook
Command to be run in a shell after attempting to obtain/renew certificates. You can specify it
multiple times, but any failure will prevent further commands from being executed.
Note these run regardless of which certificate was attempted, you may want to manage these
system-wide hooks with __file in /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/post/.
Can be used to deploy renewed certificates, or to restart any servers that were stopped by
--pre-hook. This is only run if an attempt was made to obtain/renew a certificate.
Optional Parameters
state 'present' or 'absent', defaults to 'present' where:
present
if the certificate does not exist, it will be obtained
absent the certificate will be removed
webroot
The path to your webroot, as set up in your webserver config. If this parameter is not present,
Certbot will be run in standalone mode.
Required Parameters
objectid
A cert name. If domain parameter is not specified then it is used as a domain to be included in
the certificate.
admin-email
Where to send Let's Encrypt emails like "certificate needs renewal".
