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Reload NGINX Docker container after certbot renewal on host
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Path: /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/deploy/01-nginx-docker.sh | |
| ### ## | |
| # Inspired by: https://solariz.de/posts/20/letsencrypt_auto_nginx_reload_on_renew_doing_it_ri/ # | |
| ### ## | |
| set -euo pipefail | |
| # set -x # Just for debugging | |
| # Is docker running? | |
| if $(systemctl is-active --quiet docker) | |
| then | |
| # Create temporary file for output | |
| TMP=$(mktemp /tmp/docker-nginx-test-result.XXXXXXXXXX) || { echo "Failed to create temp file"; exit 1; } | |
| # Test nginx confiuration | |
| docker exec nginx /usr/sbin/nginx -t 1>>${TMP} 2>>${TMP} | |
| if $(grep -q "test is successful" $TMP) | |
| then | |
| echo "NGINX config test successful, reloading..." | |
| docker exec nginx /usr/sbin/nginx -s reload | |
| else | |
| echo "Error: NGINX config test is unsuccessful!" | |
| fi | |
| rm -f ${TMP} | |
| else | |
| echo "Docker is not running, therefore the NGINX container won't reload its config." | |
| fi |
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