davewasmer/devcert

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1308 stars · 87 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Node.js library that generates trusted SSL/TLS certificates for local HTTPS development. It creates a local certificate authority, registers it with OS keychains, and issues cached per-domain certificates so local servers load without browser warnings.

Use cases

• serve local dev server over https without browser warnings
• generate trusted ssl certificates for localhost development
• create certificates for custom local domains like my-app.test
• set up a local certificate authority for development
• avoid self-signed certificate warnings in local projects
• get ca certificate for node extra ca certs

When to choose

• you need trusted HTTPS on a local development server
• you want per-project certificates without browser warnings
• you need certificates for custom .test domains with hosts file setup

When to avoid

• you need publicly trusted certificates for production
• you cannot allow modifications to OS keychains or /etc/hosts
• your environment is not a developer workstation

Facets

library · maturity active

security cryptography developer-tools http-server developer-tools web-development security windows cross-platform ssl tls certificates local-development https self-signed-ca nodejs macos linux

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