Auto renew SSL Cert with UniFi running in Docker

Setting up the SSL cert for UniFi service when running in docker is fairly easy to do. All you have to do is modify the UniFi SSL renew script to use the UniFi Docker directory and change the start and stop service to start and stop the Docker container. The script below should be ready to go.

Download, chmod +x it, and run, drop it in cron to auto renew.

In the below script, change (unifiDir=”/docker/unifi”) to your UniFi directory.

Note: this triggers calling the teams.sh script that will send an update to Microsoft Teams to let you know that the certs should be renewed. Check here for more info.

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Added support to do UniFi and UniFi controllers at the same time using the same cert.
# Original script from https://git.sosdg.org/brielle/lets-encrypt-scripts/raw/branch/master/gen-unifi-cert.sh
# More info here https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/43v23u/using_letsencrypt_with_the_unifi_controller/ 
# And here https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/43v23u/using_letsencrypt_with_the_unifi_controller/
# Modified script from here: https://github.com/FarsetLabs/letsencrypt-helper-scripts/blob/master/letsencrypt-unifi.sh
# Modified by: Brielle Bruns <bruns@2mbit.com>
# Download URL: https://source.sosdg.org/brielle/lets-encrypt-scripts
# Version: 1.7
# Last Changed: 04/10/2020
# 04/10/2020: Changed directories and commands to work with a UniFi Docker install
# 02/02/2016: Fixed some errors with key export/import, removed lame docker requirements
# 02/27/2016: More verbose progress report
# 03/08/2016: Add renew option, reformat code, command line options
# 03/24/2016: More sanity checking, embedding cert
# 10/23/2017: Apparently don't need the ace.jar parts, so disable them
# 02/04/2018: LE disabled tls-sni-01, so switch to just tls-sni, as certbot 0.22 and later automatically fall back to http/80 for auth
# 05/29/2018: Integrate patch from Donald Webster <fryfrog[at]gmail.com> to cleanup and improve tests
# 09/26/2018: Change from TLS to HTTP authenticator

# Location of LetsEncrypt binary we use.  Leave unset if you want to let it find automatically
# LEBINARY="/usr/src/letsencrypt/certbot-auto"

# Change to your UniFi Docker directory
unifiDir="/docker/unifi"

PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"

function usage() {
  echo "Usage: $0 -d <domain> [-e <email>] [-r] [-i]"
  echo "  -d <domain>: The domain name to use."
  echo "  -e <email>: Email address to use for certificate."
  echo "  -r: Renew domain."
  echo "  -i: Insert only, use to force insertion of certificate."
}

while getopts "hird:e:" opt; do
  case $opt in
    i) onlyinsert="yes";;
    r) renew="yes";;
    d) domains+=("$OPTARG");;
    e) email="$OPTARG";;
    h) usage
       exit;;
  esac
done

DEFAULTLEBINARY="/usr/bin/certbot /usr/bin/letsencrypt /usr/sbin/certbot
  /usr/sbin/letsencrypt /usr/local/bin/certbot /usr/local/sbin/certbot
  /usr/local/bin/letsencrypt /usr/local/sbin/letsencrypt
  /usr/src/letsencrypt/certbot-auto /usr/src/letsencrypt/letsencrypt-auto
  /usr/src/certbot/certbot-auto /usr/src/certbot/letsencrypt-auto
  /usr/src/certbot-master/certbot-auto /usr/src/certbot-master/letsencrypt-auto"

if [[ ! -v LEBINARY ]]; then
  for i in ${DEFAULTLEBINARY}; do
    if [[ -x ${i} ]]; then
      LEBINARY=${i}
      echo "Found LetsEncrypt/Certbot binary at ${LEBINARY}"
      break
    fi
  done
fi

# Command line options depending on New or Renew.
NEWCERT="--renew-by-default certonly"
RENEWCERT="-n renew"

# Check for required binaries
if [[ ! -x ${LEBINARY} ]]; then
  echo "Error: LetsEncrypt binary not found in ${LEBINARY} !"
  echo "You'll need to do one of the following:"
  echo "1) Change LEBINARY variable in this script"
  echo "2) Install LE manually or via your package manager and do #1"
  echo "3) Use the included get-letsencrypt.sh script to install it"
  exit 1
fi

if [[ ! -x $( which keytool ) ]]; then
  echo "Error: Java keytool binary not found."
  exit 1
fi

if [[ ! -x $( which openssl ) ]]; then
  echo "Error: OpenSSL binary not found."
  exit 1
fi

if [[ ! -z ${email} ]]; then
  email="--email ${email}"
else
  email=""
fi

shift $((OPTIND -1))
for val in "${domains[@]}"; do
        DOMAINS="${DOMAINS} -d ${val} "
done

MAINDOMAIN=${domains[0]}

if [[ -z ${MAINDOMAIN} ]]; then
  echo "Error: At least one -d argument is required"
  usage
  exit 1
fi

if [[ ${renew} == "yes" ]]; then
  LEOPTIONS="${RENEWCERT}"
else
  LEOPTIONS="${email} ${DOMAINS} ${NEWCERT}"
fi

if [[ ${onlyinsert} != "yes" ]]; then
  echo "Firing up standalone authenticator on TCP port 80 and requesting cert..."
  ${LEBINARY} --server https://acme-v01.api.letsencrypt.org/directory \
              --agree-tos --standalone --preferred-challenges http ${LEOPTIONS}
fi

if [[ ${onlyinsert} != "yes" ]] && md5sum -c "/etc/letsencrypt/live/${MAINDOMAIN}/cert.pem.md5" &>/dev/null; then
  echo "Cert has not changed, not updating controller."
  exit 0
else
  echo "Cert has changed or -i option was used, updating controller..."
  TEMPFILE=$(mktemp)
  CATEMPFILE=$(mktemp)

  # Identrust cross-signed CA cert needed by the java keystore for import.
  # Can get original here: https://www.identrust.com/certificates/trustid/root-download-x3.html
  cat > "${CATEMPFILE}" <<'_EOF'
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIDSjCCAjKgAwIBAgIQRK+wgNajJ7qJMDmGLvhAazANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADA/
MSQwIgYDVQQKExtEaWdpdGFsIFNpZ25hdHVyZSBUcnVzdCBDby4xFzAVBgNVBAMT
DkRTVCBSb290IENBIFgzMB4XDTAwMDkzMDIxMTIxOVoXDTIxMDkzMDE0MDExNVow
PzEkMCIGA1UEChMbRGlnaXRhbCBTaWduYXR1cmUgVHJ1c3QgQ28uMRcwFQYDVQQD
Ew5EU1QgUm9vdCBDQSBYMzCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEB
AN+v6ZdQCINXtMxiZfaQguzH0yxrMMpb7NnDfcdAwRgUi+DoM3ZJKuM/IUmTrE4O
rz5Iy2Xu/NMhD2XSKtkyj4zl93ewEnu1lcCJo6m67XMuegwGMoOifooUMM0RoOEq
OLl5CjH9UL2AZd+3UWODyOKIYepLYYHsUmu5ouJLGiifSKOeDNoJjj4XLh7dIN9b
xiqKqy69cK3FCxolkHRyxXtqqzTWMIn/5WgTe1QLyNau7Fqckh49ZLOMxt+/yUFw
7BZy1SbsOFU5Q9D8/RhcQPGX69Wam40dutolucbY38EVAjqr2m7xPi71XAicPNaD
aeQQmxkqtilX4+U9m5/wAl0CAwEAAaNCMEAwDwYDVR0TAQH/BAUwAwEB/zAOBgNV
HQ8BAf8EBAMCAQYwHQYDVR0OBBYEFMSnsaR7LHH62+FLkHX/xBVghYkQMA0GCSqG
SIb3DQEBBQUAA4IBAQCjGiybFwBcqR7uKGY3Or+Dxz9LwwmglSBd49lZRNI+DT69
ikugdB/OEIKcdBodfpga3csTS7MgROSR6cz8faXbauX+5v3gTt23ADq1cEmv8uXr
AvHRAosZy5Q6XkjEGB5YGV8eAlrwDPGxrancWYaLbumR9YbK+rlmM6pZW87ipxZz
R8srzJmwN0jP41ZL9c8PDHIyh8bwRLtTcm1D9SZImlJnt1ir/md2cXjbDaJWFBM5
JDGFoqgCWjBH4d1QB7wCCZAA62RjYJsWvIjJEubSfZGL+T0yjWW06XyxV3bqxbYo
Ob8VZRzI9neWagqNdwvYkQsEjgfbKbYK7p2CNTUQ
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
_EOF

  md5sum "/etc/letsencrypt/live/${MAINDOMAIN}/cert.pem" > "/etc/letsencrypt/live/${MAINDOMAIN}/cert.pem.md5"
  echo "Using openssl to prepare certificate..."
  cat "/etc/letsencrypt/live/${MAINDOMAIN}/chain.pem" >> "${CATEMPFILE}"
  openssl pkcs12 -export  -passout pass:aircontrolenterprise \
          -in "/etc/letsencrypt/live/${MAINDOMAIN}/cert.pem" \
          -inkey "/etc/letsencrypt/live/${MAINDOMAIN}/privkey.pem" \
          -out "${TEMPFILE}" -name unifi \
          -CAfile "${CATEMPFILE}" -caname root

  docker container stop ${dockerContainerId}
  sleep 10
  dockerContainerId=$(sudo docker container list | grep unifi-controller | awk '{print $1}')
  echo "Removing existing certificate from Unifi protected keystore..."
  keytool -delete -alias unifi -keystore ${unifiDir}/keystore -deststorepass aircontrolenterprise

  echo "Inserting certificate into Unifi keystore..."
  keytool -trustcacerts -importkeystore \
          -deststorepass aircontrolenterprise \
          -destkeypass aircontrolenterprise \
          -destkeystore ${unifiDir}/keystore \
          -srckeystore "${TEMPFILE}" -srcstoretype PKCS12 \
          -srcstorepass aircontrolenterprise \
          -alias unifi

  sleep 2
  echo "Starting Unifi controllers..."
  docker container start ${dockerContainerId}
  ./teams.sh -b "$(hostname) - UniFi service is restarting, ssl cert should be renewed."

  echo "Done!"
fi

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