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NAME
acme-cron - the acme cron job

SYNOPSIS
acme cron [-(v|-verbose)] [-(c|-config)[=/etc/acme/config]] [example.com] [...]

DESCRIPTION
Acme cert is a fast and simple certificate regenerator cron job.

See acme-conf(1) to configure your certificate and loot at acme-cert(1) to generate your certificate.

DOCUMENTATION
A formated and hyperlinked copy of the lastest ACME v2 API documentation can be viewed at https://ietf-wg-acme.github.io/acme/draft-ietf-acme-acme.html.

This Acme implementation can be used for Let's Encrypt free, automated and open certificate authority, their documentation can be viewed at https://letsencrypt.org/docs/.

OPTIONS

--verbose
    Produces a verbose report about the current process for the purpose of problem analysis.

--config
    Use the specified configuration file. If the pathname is omitted, the file specified in Acme::CONFIG constant (normally /etc/acme/config) is assumed.

ARGUMENTS

example.com
    Will regenerate the certificate when older than 60 days for the domain as common name and the associated domains as subject alt names.

without argument
    Will generate the certificate when older than 60 days for all domain and associated domains declared in the configuration file.

CRONJOBS

  CRON.DAILY SCRIPT
You may add a daily cron by creating /etc/cron.daily/acme file with the content:
	#! /bin/sh
	acme cron

Don't forget to set the executable flag:
	# chmod a+x /etc/cron.daily/acme

  CRONTAB FRAGMENT
You may add a crontab fragment by creating /etc/cron.d/acme file with the content:
	#! /bin/sh
	0 0 * * *	username	acme cron

Don't forget to replace username with desired user identifier.

  USER CRONTAB
You may add a daily cron by running the following command :
	$ crontab -e

With the following content:
	#! /bin/sh
	0 0 * * *	acme cron

CONTRIBUTE
You may buy me a Beer, a Tea or help with Server fees with a paypal donation to the address paypal@rapsys.eu or via the donation page. Don't forget to show your love for this project, feel free to report bugs to the author, issues which are security relevant should be disclosed privately first. Patches are welcomed and grant credit when requested.

FURTHER DOCUMENTATION
A formated and hyperlinked copy of the lastest ACME v2 API documentation can be viewed at https://ietf-wg-acme.github.io/acme/draft-ietf-acme-acme.html.

This Acme implementation can be used for Let's Encrypt free, automated and open certificate authority, their documentation can be viewed at https://letsencrypt.org/docs/.

AUTHOR
Raphaël Gertz (Rapsys) <acme@rapsys.eu>

BUGS
No known bugs.

SEE ALSO
acme(1), acme-conf(1), acme-cert(1)

ACME
Part of the acme(1) suite