[pdm-devel] [PATCH datacenter-manager 0/3] fix #7179: expose ACME commands inside admin CLI
Shan Shaji
s.shaji at proxmox.com
Fri Jan 23 18:29:07 CET 2026
Previously, ACME commands were not exposed through the admin CLI.
Added the necessary functionality to manage ACME settings directly
via the command line. The changes are done by taking reference from
the proxmox-backup codebase.
Since i am using the completion handlers from the proxmox-acme-api
crate the following patch [1] needs to be applied before testing or merging
the changes of this patch series.
**note**: Sending this series only for an initial review as the completions
are not working and also to know if i have missed anything :).
Testing
=======
In general i have verified the following commands ie,
- account (deactivate, info, list, update)
- certificate (order, revoke)
- plugin (add, config, list, remove, set)
### Certifcate Creation
http-01 challenge:
-----------------
I have tested the http-01 challenge verification using a test
pebble server.
Steps followed to test the changes:
1. Installed the changes inside a PDM VM.
2. install Pebble from Let's Encrypt [2] on the same VM:
cd
apt update
apt install -y golang git
git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/pebble
cd pebble
go build ./cmd/pebble
then, download and trust the Pebble cert:
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/letsencrypt/pebble/main/test/certs/pebble.minica.pem
cp pebble.minica.pem /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/pebble.minica.crt
update-ca-certificates
We want Pebble to perform HTTP-01 validation against port 80, because
PDM's standalone plugin will bind port 80. Set httpPort to 80.
nano ./test/config/pebble-config.json
Start the Pebble server in the background:
./pebble -config ./test/config/pebble-config.json &
Created a Pebble ACME account:
proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin acme account register default admin at example.com --directory 'https://127.0.0.1:14000/dir'
Added a new ACME domain pdm.proxmox.com with HTTP challenge type. Then
ran the following command.
proxmox-datacenter-manager admin acme certificate order --force true
Checked if the certificate is validated by the pebble CA.
Ran the revoke command and verified if the certificate is self-signed
after force refresh.
---
DNS-01 challenge:
----------------
I tested the changes with my domain using the cloudflare plugin.
Steps followed to test the changes:
1. Created an ACME account using let's encrypt staging API.
2. Add a new plugin using the following command
proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin acme plugin add dns cloudflare --api cf --data ./cf_tokens
cf_tokens had the following credentials:
- CF_Account_ID=""
- CF_Token=""
3. Added my cloudflare managed domain under ACME Domains using the UI.
4. Ordered the certificate using the following command.
proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin acme certificate order --force true
5. Force refreshed the browser and verified that the new certificate is
verified by (STAGING) Let's Encrypt
6. Revoked the certificate using the following command.
proxmox-datacenter-manager-admin acme certificate revoke
7. Verified the new certificate is self-signed.
[1] - https://lore.proxmox.com/pbs-devel/20260116112859.194016-2-s.rufinatscha@proxmox.com/
[2] - https://github.com/letsencrypt/pebble
Shan Shaji (3):
cli: admin: make cli handling async
fix #7179: cli: admin: expose acme commands
chore: update proxmox-acme to version 1
Cargo.toml | 2 +-
cli/admin/Cargo.toml | 7 +-
cli/admin/src/acme.rs | 442 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
cli/admin/src/main.rs | 54 ++++--
4 files changed, 484 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 cli/admin/src/acme.rs
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2.47.3
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