locert
Simple cert generator for local development
Summary
| Latest Version | 0.1.6 |
|---|---|
| License | BSD 3-Clause |
| CI Status | Failing |
| Downloads | 0 |
| Last Indexed | 2026-07-21 05:25 |
Tags
Authors
- vandot
Installation
nimble install locert
choosenim install locert
git clone https://github.com/vandot/locert
OS Compatibility
| Platform | Linux | macOS | Windows | FreeBSD | OpenBSD | NetBSD | Android | iOS | WASM | Embedded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| locert | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dependencies
| Package | Version | Optional |
|---|---|---|
| nim >= | 1.6.6 | No |
| https://github.com/vandot/nim-sudo#head | - | No |
Source
| Repository | https://github.com/vandot/locert |
|---|---|
| Homepage | https://github.com/vandot/locert |
| Registry Source | nimble_official |
README
locert
locert is a simple cert generator for local development.
It's a heavilly opiniated certificate generator.
It is designed to generate and install CA and certificate for dev.lo and *.dev.lo.
It relies on openssl to be installed on the system and exposed in the PATH.
In combination with lodns provides easy setup for testing application with https enabled.
To enable support for custom CA in Firefox on Windows and MacOS per official document inside about:config set security.enterprise_roots.enabled to true.
Note: current implementaion doesn't work with Firefox on Linux, implementation planned in the future.
Installation
Download correct binary from the latest release and place it somewhere in the PATH.
Or nimble install locert
Configuration
locert comes preconfigured for all supported platforms.
Install
On MacOS and Linux it will ask for sudo password
locert install
On Windows inside elevated Powershell
locert.exe install
And restart browser.
Certificate and key will be generated inside current directory.
Uninstallation
On MacOS and Linux run
locert uninstall
On Windows run inside elevated command prompt or Powershell
locert.exe uninstall
and remove the binary.
License
BSD 3-Clause License