cert-checker v1.2 - config.ini & downloading certs

Release Notes - v1.2

New Features

Config file

You can adjust the following settings using config.ini:

Option	Description	Default
urls_file	Path to the URL list	default_urls.txt
log_file	Path to the log file	cert-check.log
report_dir	Folder for JSON reports	reports
cert_dir	NEW: Folder for downloaded certificates	certs
timeout	Timeout per network request (seconds)	60

Example config.ini

# cert-checker Configuration File
# Created automatically on first run

[paths]
# Pfad zur URL-Liste (unterstützt ~, / oder relativen Pfad)
urls_file = default_urls.txt

# Pfad zur Log-Datei
log_file = cert-check.log

# Ordner für JSON-Reports
report_dir = reports

# Ordner für heruntergeladene Zertifikate (NEU)
cert_dir = certs

[settings]
# Timeout in Sekunden für Netzwerk-Checks
timeout = 60

Automatic Folder Creation

Upon first launch, the following folders are automatically created (if they do not already exist):

~/.config/cert-checker/ (main configuration directory)
~/.config/cert-checker/logs/ (for log files)
~/.config/cert-checker/reports/ (for JSON reports)
~/.config/cert-checker/certs/ (for downloaded certificates)

Downloading certificates

Download valid certificates:

./cert-checker -dl
./cert-checker -download

Command Line Options

Flag	Alias	Description
-f	-file	Path to a local .pem, .crt, .cer, or .key file
-c	-cron	Interactive Cron setup
-dl	-download	Download valid certificates to certs folder
-ls	-list	List and manage Cron jobs
-l	-log	Show cron job log file
-ci	-ci-mode	CI/CD Mode (non-interactive, uses urls.txt)
-w	-web	Start web dashboard on localhost:8080
-cert		Path to SSL certificate file (.pem/.crt)
-key		Path to SSL private key file (.pem)
-h	-help	Display help message

Other Improvements or Bugfixes

• Updated help
• Code improvements