# davewasmer/devcert

Local HTTPS development made easy

Repository: https://github.com/davewasmer/devcert
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/devcert
Language: TypeScript
License Family: other
Topics: ssl, local-development, https, tls, certificates
Last push: 2026-04-02T05:52:49+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 57/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 75, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3444, "days_push": 153, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1308, forks 87 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:19.255480+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: security, cryptography, developer-tools, http-server
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, security
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: ssl, tls, certificates, local-development, https, self-signed-ca, nodejs, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- davewasmer/devcert (main) score 57

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.255480+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:50:04.555990+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/davewasmer/devcert (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:19.255480+00:00, sha 5598c5982faa)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/devcert (fetched 2026-08-29T12:08:35.018660+00:00, sha 6d3710a4a2ca)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.