# 06 — cert-reloader Sidecar Service (Test)

## Context
- **Purpose:** Watches SWAG's certificate volume for changes; copies renewed certs to `/opt/iklimco/ssl/` on the host; forces Vault to reload its TLS cert.
- **Replaces:** `ops/vault-reload-after-swag-renewal.sh` (which was designed for manual use). The sidecar automates this after every SWAG renewal.
- **Runs on:** manager node (same node as SWAG and Vault, ensuring volume + socket access).

## How it works

```
SWAG renews cert
  → writes new fullchain.pem to swag-vl:/config/etc/letsencrypt/live/iklim.co/
cert-reloader wakes every 3600s
  → detects MD5 change on fullchain.pem
  → copies fullchain.pem + privkey.pem to /opt/iklimco/ssl/ (host bind mount)
  → docker service update --force iklimco_vault
Vault restarts
  → reads new cert from /opt/iklimco/ssl/ (already mounted as /vault/certs)
```

## Step 1 — Service definition (already in `03-infra-stack-changes.md`)

The `cert-reloader` service is added to `docker-stack-infra.yml` as documented in step 03. No separate action needed here beyond that file change.

## Step 2 — Ensure `/opt/iklimco/ssl/` exists on the host

The `Prepare Init Files` step in the pipeline already creates this directory and copies the initial cert. The cert-reloader handles subsequent renewals.

On first deploy, the bootstrap cert (copied during pipeline init) is used until SWAG obtains its first Let's Encrypt cert (see `07-deploy-pipeline-update.md`).

## Step 3 — Verify cert-reloader is running

```bash
docker service ps iklimco_cert-reloader
docker service logs iklimco_cert-reloader --tail 20
```

Expected log on startup:
```
[cert-reloader] started
```

## Step 4 — Trigger a manual test (optional, for verification)

Force a cert copy and Vault reload without waiting for renewal:

```bash
SWAG_VOL=$(docker volume inspect iklimco_swag-vl --format '{{.Mountpoint}}')
CERT="$SWAG_VOL/etc/letsencrypt/live/iklim.co/fullchain.pem"

if [ -f "$CERT" ]; then
  cp "$CERT" /opt/iklimco/ssl/STAR.iklim.co.full.crt
  KEYF="$SWAG_VOL/etc/letsencrypt/live/iklim.co/privkey.pem"
  cp "$KEYF" /opt/iklimco/ssl/STAR.iklim.co_key.pem
  docker service update --force iklimco_vault
  echo "✅ Manual reload triggered"
else
  echo "⚠️  Cert not yet obtained by SWAG"
fi
```

## Notes
- Docker socket (`/var/run/docker.sock`) is mounted into cert-reloader — this is intentional and necessary. The service is pinned to manager and is minimal (`docker:27-cli` image).
- cert-reloader checks every 3600s (1 hour). Let's Encrypt certs renew every ~60 days; the 1-hour check window is more than sufficient.
- If Vault restarts (due to cert reload), it may need to be **unsealed** automatically. Vault's healthcheck in `docker-stack-infra.yml` already handles auto-unseal via the `vault_unseal_key` Docker secret. Verify this works after a cert reload.

## Future — Multi-node Vault (prod)
Production no longer requires SSH-copy based certificate distribution. The current prod model uses StorageBox plus `cert-distributor` to sync certificates to `/opt/iklimco/ssl` on service nodes. See `../prod-env/06-cert-reloader.md`.
