003-httpd

Tues Sept 21, 2021

One of the first things I do when I set up a machine is set up httpd(8) and grab a HTTPS cert via acme-client(8).

Here's a quick rundown (though reading the man pages is worth the time!).

# sed 's/example.com/garbash.com/g' \
    /etc/examples/httpd.conf > /etc/httpd.conf
# sed 's/example.com/garbash.com/g' \
    /etc/examples/acme-client.conf > /etc/acme-client.conf

Then go in and edit the files to add aliases if needed!

To get the certs for the first time:

# rcctl enable httpd
# rcctl start httpd
# acme-client -v garbash.com   # get certs
# rcctl reload httpd           # load certs

Finally, to keep the certs up to date, add the following to the crontab:

# crontab -e
...
~ * * * * acme-client garbash.com && rcctl reload httpd