Nginx SSL Auto 🚀

Automated SSL certificate management for Nginx using Let's Encrypt. This tool simplifies the process of setting up and managing SSL certificates for your web applications.

✨ Features

• 🔐 Automatic SSL Certificate Generation: Uses Let's Encrypt to generate free SSL certificates
• 🌐 Nginx Configuration Management: Automatically creates and manages Nginx configuration files
• 🔄 HTTP to HTTPS Redirect: Optional automatic redirection from HTTP to HTTPS
• 🧪 Port Testing: Built-in port connectivity testing before SSL setup
• 🛡️ Error Handling & Rollback: Comprehensive error handling with automatic rollback on failures
• ⚙️ Configurable: Highly configurable through environment variables
• 🔧 Tool Detection: Automatic detection and installation of required tools (Nginx, Certbot)
• 🖥️ CLI Interface: Easy-to-use command-line interface
• 🚀 Simple Runner: Easy-to-use run.py script for quick setup
• 🔍 SSL Certificate Monitoring: Check SSL certificate expiry status

📋 Prerequisites

• Ubuntu/Debian-based Linux system
• Python 3.8 or higher
• Sudo privileges
• Domain name pointing to your server
• Running web application on a specific port

🚀 Installation

git clone https://github.com/dibbed/nginx-ssl-auto.git
cd nginx-ssl-auto
pip install -e .

Setup Steps

1. Set up environment variables:

   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env file with your specific configuration

2. Install system dependencies (if not already installed):

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install nginx certbot python3-certbot-nginx

⚙️ Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env and configure the following variables:

Variable	Default	Description
NGINX_SITES_AVAILABLE	/etc/nginx/sites-available	Nginx sites-available directory
NGINX_SITES_ENABLED	/etc/nginx/sites-enabled	Nginx sites-enabled directory
LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL_DOMAIN	admin	Email domain for Let's Encrypt notifications
LETSENCRYPT_WEBROOT	/var/www/html	Webroot path for ACME challenges
SSL_PROTOCOLS	TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3	SSL protocols to use
SSL_CIPHERS	HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5	SSL cipher suite
DEFAULT_HTTP_PORT	80	Default HTTP port
DEFAULT_HTTPS_PORT	443	Default HTTPS port
SUDO_COMMAND	sudo	Sudo command path
APT_GET_COMMAND	apt-get	Package manager command
SYSTEMCTL_COMMAND	systemctl	System control command
PORT_TEST_TIMEOUT	10	Port test timeout in seconds

📖 Usage

Simple Runner Script (Recommended)

The easiest way to use Nginx SSL Auto is through the simple run.py script:

# Set up SSL certificate
python run.py example.com 3000 setup

# Remove SSL certificate
python run.py example.com 3000 remove

# Check SSL certificate expiry
python run.py example.com 3000 check

# Domain is automatically converted to lowercase
python run.py EXAMPLE.COM 3000 setup  # Converts to example.com

Command Line Interface

For more advanced usage, you can use the CLI:

# Set up SSL certificate
nginx-ssl-auto setup example.com 3000

# Set up SSL certificate with options
nginx-ssl-auto setup example.com 3000 --no-redirect --test-port

# Remove SSL certificate
nginx-ssl-auto remove example.com

# Check SSL certificate expiry
nginx-ssl-auto check example.com

# Show current configuration
nginx-ssl-auto config

Python API

from nginx_ssl_auto import setup_ssl_certificate, remove_ssl_certificate, check_ssl_expiry

# Set up SSL certificate for a domain
result = setup_ssl_certificate(
    domain_name="example.com",
    forward_port=3000,
    ssl_redirect=True,
    test_port=True
)

if result["mode"]:
    print("SSL certificate setup successful!")
else:
    print(f"Error: {result['error']}")

# Remove SSL certificate
result = remove_ssl_certificate("example.com")
if result["mode"]:
    print(result["message"])

# Check SSL certificate expiry
result = check_ssl_expiry("example.com")
if result["success"]:
    if result["is_active"]:
        print("SSL certificate is active and valid")
    else:
        print("SSL certificate has expired")
else:
    print(f"Error: {result['error']}")

Advanced Usage

from nginx_ssl_auto import SSLCertificateManager

# Use the manager class directly
manager = SSLCertificateManager("example.com", 3000)
result = manager.setup_ssl_certificate(ssl_redirect=False, test_port=True)

# Custom configuration with environment variables
import os
os.environ['LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL_DOMAIN'] = 'webmaster'
os.environ['SSL_PROTOCOLS'] = 'TLSv1.3'
os.environ['PORT_TEST_TIMEOUT'] = '15'

result = setup_ssl_certificate(
    domain_name="myapp.com",
    forward_port=8080,
    ssl_redirect=False,  # Don't redirect HTTP to HTTPS
    test_port=True       # Test port before setup
)

# Check SSL certificate expiry
result = check_ssl_expiry("myapp.com")
if result["success"]:
    if result["is_active"]:
        print("✅ SSL certificate is active and valid")
    else:
        print("⚠️  SSL certificate has expired")
else:
    print(f"❌ Error: {result['error']}")

## 📁 Project Structure

nginx-ssl-auto/ ├── nginx_ssl_auto/ # Main package │ ├── init.py # Package initialization │ ├── core.py # Core functionality │ └── cli.py # Command-line interface ├── tests/ # Test suite │ ├── init.py │ ├── test_core.py # Core functionality tests │ └── test_cli.py # CLI functionality tests ├── .env.example # Environment variables template ├── .gitignore # Git ignore rules ├── LICENSE # MIT license ├── README.md # This file ├── pyproject.toml # Project configuration ├── requirements.txt # Dependencies └── run.py # Simple runner script

## 🔧 Configuration Examples

### Development Environment

```bash
# .env for development
LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL_DOMAIN=dev
LETSENCRYPT_WEBROOT=/var/www/dev
PORT_TEST_TIMEOUT=5

Production Environment

# .env for production
LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL_DOMAIN=admin
SSL_PROTOCOLS=TLSv1.3
SSL_CIPHERS=HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5:!RC4:!MD5:!aNULL
PORT_TEST_TIMEOUT=30

🧪 Testing

Run the test suite:

# Install development dependencies
pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Run tests
pytest

# Run tests with coverage
pytest --cov=nginx_ssl_auto

# Run specific tests
pytest tests/test_core.py::TestSSLCertificateManager::test_validate_domain_name_valid

🛠️ Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Permission Denied: Ensure you have sudo privileges

   sudo -l

2. Nginx Not Found: Install Nginx if not present

   sudo apt-get install nginx

3. Certbot Not Found: Install Certbot

   sudo apt-get install certbot python3-certbot-nginx

4. Port Not Accessible: Check if your application is running

   netstat -tlnp | grep :3000

5. OpenSSL Not Found: Install OpenSSL for certificate checking

   sudo apt-get install openssl

Debug Mode

Enable debug logging:

export PYTHONPATH=.
python3 -c "
import logging
logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
from nginx_ssl_auto import setup_ssl_certificate, check_ssl_expiry
setup_ssl_certificate('example.com', 3000)
check_ssl_expiry('example.com')
"

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Development Setup

# Clone and setup development environment
git clone https://github.com/dibbed/nginx-ssl-auto.git
cd nginx-ssl-auto
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

📞 Contact

• Author: dibbed
• GitHub: @dibbed
• Project Link: https://github.com/dibbed/nginx-ssl-auto

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Let's Encrypt for providing free SSL certificates
• Certbot for the certificate automation tool
• Nginx for the web server

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