nginx.conf

events {
  worker_connections 1024;
}

http {
  # The "auto_ssl" shared dict should be defined with enough storage space to
  # hold your certificate data. 1MB of storage holds certificates for
  # approximately 100 separate domains.
  lua_shared_dict auto_ssl 1m;

  # A DNS resolver must be defined for OCSP stapling to function.
  resolver 8.8.8.8;

  # Initial setup tasks.
  init_by_lua_block {
    auto_ssl = (require "resty.auto-ssl").new()

    -- Define a function to determine which SNI domains to automatically handle
    -- and register new certificates for. Defaults to not allowing any domains,
    -- so this must be configured.
    auto_ssl:set("allow_domain", function(domain)
      return true
    end)

    auto_ssl:init()
  }

  init_worker_by_lua_block {
    auto_ssl:init_worker()
  }

  # HTTPS server
  server {
    listen 443 ssl;

    # Dynamic handler for issuing or returning certs for SNI domains.
    ssl_certificate_by_lua_block {
      auto_ssl:ssl_certificate()
    }

    # You must still define a static ssl_certificate file for nginx to start.
    #
    # You may generate a self-signed fallback with:
    #
    # openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -days 3650 -nodes -x509 \
    #   -subj '/CN=sni-support-required-for-valid-ssl' \
    #   -keyout /etc/ssl/resty-auto-ssl-fallback.key \
    #   -out /etc/ssl/resty-auto-ssl-fallback.crt
    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/resty-auto-ssl-fallback.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/resty-auto-ssl-fallback.key;
  }

  # HTTP server
  server {
    listen 80;

    # Endpoint used for performing domain verification with Let's Encrypt.
    location /.well-known/acme-challenge/ {
      content_by_lua_block {
        auto_ssl:challenge_server()
      }
    }
  }

  # Internal server running on port 8999 for handling certificate tasks.
  server {
    listen 127.0.0.1:8999;
    location / {
      content_by_lua_block {
        auto_ssl:hook_server()
      }
    }
  }
}