diafygi/acme-tiny

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4770 stars · 576 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A tiny, auditable Python script (under 200 lines) that issues and renews TLS certificates from Let's Encrypt using the ACME protocol. It requires only Python and OpenSSL and is designed to be run directly on your server with your private account key.

Use cases

• issue let's encrypt certificates from a minimal script
• automate tls certificate renewal on my server
• auditable alternative to certbot
• renew ssl certs with a cron job
• get https certificates without installing a heavy client
• manage let's encrypt certs with only python and openssl

When to choose

• you want a minimal, auditable ACME client you can read in one sitting
• you already understand ACME basics and just need cert issuance/renewal
• your server has only Python and OpenSSL available
• you want to script renewals via cron with full control

When to avoid

• you want automatic webserver configuration or guided setup
• you need support for wildcard certificates or DNS challenges
• you're not comfortable managing account keys and CSRs manually
• you want a client with plugins for many web servers and DNS providers

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

security cli developer-tools security self-hosted web-development python cli self-hosted lets-encrypt acme tls-certificates certificate-renewal minimal-dependencies devops linux

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