The `fetchcert` tool is a short shell script that fetches an X.509
certificate and corresponding private key from a Kubernetes Secret,
using the Kubernetes API. I originally wrote it for the Frigate server
so it could fetch the _pyrocufflink.blue_ wildcard certificate, which is
managed by _cert-manager_. Since then, I have adapted it to be more
generic, so it will be useful to fetch the _loki.pyrocufflink.blue_
certificate for Grafana Loki.
Although the script is rather simple, it does have several required
configuration parameters. It needs to know the URL of the Kubernetes
API server and have the certificate for the CA that signs the server
certificate, as well as an authorization token. It also needs to know
the namespace and name of the Secret from which it will fetch the
certificate and private key. Finally, needs to know the paths to the
files where the fetched data will be written.
Generally, after certificates are updated, some action needs to be
performed in order to make use of them. This typically involves
restarting or reloading a daemon. Since the `fetchcert` tool runs in
a container, it can't directly perform those actions, so it simply
indicates via a special exit code that the certificate has been updated
and some further action may be needed. The
`/etc/fetchcert/postupdate.sh` script is executed by _systemd_ after
`fetchcert` finishes. If the `EXIT_STATUS` environment variable (which
is set by _systemd_ to the return code of the main service process)
matches the expected code, the configured post-update actions will be
executed.
Dustin