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gilbitron/local-ca
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A simple tool to create locally trusted development certificates

0.2.0(5y ago)14[2 issues](https://github.com/gilbitron/local-ca/issues)MITPHPPHP ^7.2.5

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Local CA
========

[](#local-ca)

Local CA is a simple command line tool to create locally trusted certificates for your development websites. Written in PHP.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- macOS
- PHP 7.2.5
- [OpenSSL extension](https://www.php.net/manual/en/book.openssl.php)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

### Download PHAR Binary

[](#download-phar-binary)

Download the latest PHAR file from the [releases page](https://github.com/gilbitron/local-ca/releases):

```
wget -q https://github.com/gilbitron/local-ca/releases/download/0.2.0/local-ca.phar

```

Then, make the PHAR file executable:

```
chmod +x local-ca.phar

```

You can now either use the PHAR by running `local-ca.phar`, or you can install it globally:

```
mv local-ca.phar /usr/local/bin/local-ca

```

### Composer Global Install

[](#composer-global-install)

Install Local CA globally using composer:

```
composer global require gilbitron/local-ca

```

Make sure to place Composer's system-wide vendor bin directory in your `$PATH` so the local-ca executable can be located by your system. In macOS this is `$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin`.

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

First, you need to install Local CA as a locally trusted certificate authority:

```
local-ca install

```

This will generate a root primary key and certificate that will be used to sign the development certificates. All keys are generated using 2048 bit RSA encryption.

Next, generate a development certificate by using the `new` command and passing a domain:

```
local-ca new example.test

```

This will generate a development primary key and certificate, signed and trusted by the root, that you can use in your development sites. Certificates are valid for 365 days.

- [Instructions on setting up HTTPS in Nginx](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/configuring_https_servers.html)
- [Instructions on setting up HTTPS in Apache](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/ssl/ssl_howto.html)

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

Local CA was created by [Gilbert Pellegrom](https://gilbitron.me) from [Dev7studios](https://dev7studios.co). Released under the MIT license.

###  Health Score

15

—

LowBetter than 3% of packages

Maintenance0

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity41

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~13 days

Total

2

Last Release

2127d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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