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The letsencrypt cookbook has been deprecated and is no longer being maintained by its authors. Use of the letsencrypt cookbook is no longer recommended.

You may find that the acme cookbook is a suitable alternative.

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letsencrypt (12) Versions 1.0.2

Install free and trusted SSL/TLS certificates from Let's Encrypt

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letsencrypt cookbook

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Automatically get/renew free and trusted certificates from Let's Encrypt (letsencrypt.org).

Attributes

default

  • node['letsencrypt']['contact'] - Contact information, default empty. Set to mailto:your@email.com.
  • node['letsencrypt']['endpoint'] - ACME server endpoint, default https://acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org. Set to https://acme-staging.api.letsencrypt.org if you want to use the letsencrypt staging environment and corresponding certificates.
  • node['letsencrypt']['renew'] - Days before the certificate expires at which the certificate will be renewed, default 30.
  • node['letsencrypt']['source_ips'] - IP addresses used by letsencrypt to verify the TLS certificates, it will change over time. This attribute is for firewall purposes. Allow these IPs for HTTP (tcp/80).
  • node['letsencrypt']['private_key'] - Private key content of registered account.

Recipes

default

Installs the required acme-client rubygem.

Usage

Use the letsencrypt_certificate provider to request a certificate. The webserver for the domain for which you are requesting a certificate must be running on the local server. Currently only the http validation method is supported. Provide the path to your wwwroot for the specified domain.

letsencrypt_certificate 'test.example.com' do
  crt      '/etc/ssl/test.example.com.crt'
  key      '/etc/ssl/test.example.com.key'
  method   'http'
  wwwroot  '/var/www'
end

In case your webserver needs an already existing certificate when installing a new server you will have a bootstrap problem. Webserver cannot start without certificate, but the certificate cannot be requested without the running webserver. To overcome this a self-signed certificate can be generated with the letsencrypt_selfsigned provider.

letsencrypt_selfsigned 'test.example.com' do
  crt     '/etc/ssl/test.example.com.crt'
  key     '/etc/ssl/test.example.com.key'
end

A working example can be found in the included acme_client test cookbook.

Providers

certificate

Property Type Default Description
cn string name The common name for the certificate
alt_names array [] The common name for the certificate
crt string nil File path to place the certificate
key string nil File path to place the private key
chain string nil File path to place the certificate chain
fullchain string nil File path to place the certificate including the chain
owner string root Owner of the created files
group string root Group of the created files
method string http Validation method
wwwroot string /var/www Path to the wwwroot of the domain
ignore_failure boolean false Whether to continue chef run if issuance fails
retries integer 0 Number of times to catch exceptions and retry
retry_delay integer 2 Number of seconds to wait between retries

selfsigned

Property Type Default Description
cn string name The common name for the certificate
crt string nil File path to place the certificate
key string nil File path to place the private key
chain string nil File path to place the certificate chain
owner string root Owner of the created files
group string root Group of the created files

Example

To generate a certificate for an apache2 website you can use code like this:

# Include the recipe to install the gems
include_recipe 'letsencrypt'

# Set up contact information. Note the mailto: notation
node.set['letsencrypt']['contact'] = [ 'mailto:me@example.com' ] 
# Real certificates please...
node.set['letsencrypt']['endpoint'] = 'https://acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org' 

site="example.com"
sans=Array[ "www.#{site}" ]

# Set up your server here...

# Let's letsencrypt

# Generate a self-signed if we don't have a cert to prevent bootstrap problems
letsencrypt_selfsigned "#{site}" do
    crt     "/etc/httpd/ssl/#{site}.crt"
    key     "/etc/httpd/ssl/#{site}.key"
    chain    "/etc/httpd/ssl/#{site}.pem"
    owner   "apache"
    group   "apache"
    notifies :restart, "service[apache2]", :immediate
    not_if do
        # Only generate a self-signed cert if needed
        ::File.exists?("/etc/httpd/ssl/#{site}.crt")
    end
end

# Get and auto-renew the certificate from letsencrypt
letsencrypt_certificate "#{site}" do
    crt      "/etc/httpd/ssl/#{site}.crt"
    key      "/etc/httpd/ssl/#{site}.key"
    chain    "/etc/httpd/ssl/#{site}.pem"
    method   "http"
    wwwroot  "/var/www/#{site}/htdocs/"
    notifies :restart, "service[apache2]"
    alt_names sans
end

Testing

The kitchen includes a boulder server to run the integration tests with, so testing can run locally without interaction with the online API's.

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository on Github
  2. Create a named feature branch (like add_component_x)
  3. Write your change
  4. Write tests for your change (if applicable)
  5. Run the tests, ensuring they all pass
  6. Submit a Pull Request using Github

License and Authors

Authors: Thijs Houtenbos thoutenbos@schubergphilis.com

letsencrypt changelog

This file is used to list changes made in each version of the letsencrypt cookbook.

1.0.2

miguelaferreira - Wrap test cookbooks in :integration group

1.0.1

thoutenbos - Work around gem dependency problems
thoutenbos - Rubocop fixes
thoutenbos - Improve the example

1.0.0

seccubus - Make production the default end-point
seccubus - Add apache2 example
thoutenbos - Fix for chef-client v11 compatibility
thoutenbos - Fix integration tests

0.1.7

  • glaszig - Use chef api inside ruby_block
  • arr-dev - Document node['letsencrypt']['private_key']

0.1.6

  • funzoneq - Add verification IP for firewalling purposes
  • acoulton - fail chef run if certificate not issued, unless ignore_failure resource attribute set

0.1.5

  • thoutenbos - fix selfsigned chain

0.1.4

  • patcon - spin-off the boulder test cookbook
  • patcon - add Ubuntu support
  • thoutenbos - various improvements

0.1.3

  • sawanoboly - Add SAN support

0.1.2

  • obazoud - Improved logging
  • thoutenbos - Add Kitchen CI
  • thoutenbos - Fix key/cert creation order issue

0.1.1

  • Thijs Houtenbos - Added chain and fullchain properties

0.1.0

  • Thijs Houtenbos - Initial release

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