auto-ssl/lua-resty-auto-ssl
On the fly (and free) SSL registration and renewal inside OpenResty/nginx with Let's Encrypt. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
51/100
- Activity 63
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3873
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 224
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1988 stars · 184 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
An OpenResty/nginx plugin that automatically issues and renews free SSL/TLS certificates from Let's Encrypt on the fly as HTTPS requests arrive, using ssl_certificate_by_lua. It caches existing certificates and transparently provisions new ones per SNI hostname without dropping requests.
Use cases
- automatically issue let's encrypt certificates for new domains in nginx
- on-the-fly ssl certificate provisioning for multi-tenant https servers
- auto-renew ssl certificates inside openresty
- serve https for dynamic hostnames without manual cert management
- free ssl termination for nginx reverse proxies
- sni-based certificate issuance as requests are received
When to choose
- you run OpenResty/nginx and want zero-touch Let's Encrypt certificates per hostname
- you host many dynamic domains and need certs issued transparently at request time
When to avoid
- the project is abandoned - prefer maintained ACME clients like acme.sh, acme-companion, or dehydrated
- you don't use OpenResty or a patched nginx with ngx_lua
- you need a standalone certificate manager outside the web server
Facets
plugin · maturity abandoned
security middleware http-server web-development security self-hosted backend self-hosted letsencrypt acme openresty nginx ssl-certificates lua tls sni on-the-fly-certs linux web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/auto-ssl/lua-resty-auto-ssl · fetched 2026-08-28 · 097fe8d2ea25
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| auto-ssl/lua-resty-auto-ssl | main | 51 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="auto-ssl/lua-resty-auto-ssl")
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