lego/docs/content/dns/zz_gen_httpreq.md
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HTTP request 2019-03-03T16:39:46+01:00 false httpreq

Configuration for HTTP request.

  • Code: httpreq

Here is an example bash command using the HTTP request provider:

HTTPREQ_ENDPOINT=http://my.server.com:9090 \
lego --dns httpreq --domains my.domain.com --email my@email.com run

Credentials

Environment Variable Name Description
HTTPREQ_ENDPOINT The URL of the server
HTTPREQ_MODE RAW, none

Additional Configuration

Environment Variable Name Description
HTTPREQ_HTTP_TIMEOUT API request timeout
HTTPREQ_PASSWORD TODO
HTTPREQ_POLLING_INTERVAL Time between DNS propagation check
HTTPREQ_PROPAGATION_TIMEOUT Maximum waiting time for DNS propagation
HTTPREQ_USERNAME TODO

Description

The server must provide:

  • POST /present
  • POST /cleanup

The URL of the server must be define by HTTPREQ_ENDPOINT.

Mode

There are 2 modes (HTTPREQ_MODE):

  • default mode:
{
  "fqdn": "_acme-challenge.domain.",
  "value": "LHDhK3oGRvkiefQnx7OOczTY5Tic_xZ6HcMOc_gmtoM"
}
  • RAW
{
  "domain": "domain",
  "token": "token",
  "keyAuth": "key"
}

Authentication

Basic authentication (optional) can be set with some environment variables:

  • HTTPREQ_USERNAME and HTTPREQ_PASSWORD
  • both values must be set, otherwise basic authentication is not defined.