🥳 @small-tech/node-pebble version 5.6.0 released
• Updated to support latest Pebble (version 2.10.1).
npmjs.com/package/@small-tech/…
Node Pebble is a Node.js wrapper for Let’s Encrypt’s Pebble (“a small RFC 8555 ACME test server not suited for a production certificate authority”).
• Downloads the correct Pebble binary for your platform.
• Configures Pebble to include Let’s Encrypt’s new short-lived profile (shortlived).
• Launches and manages a single Pebble process.
• Returns a reference to the same process on future calls (safe to include in multiple unit tests where order of tests is undetermined)
• Automatically patches Node.js’s TLS module to accept Pebble server’s test certificate as well as its dynamically-generated root and intermediary CA certificates.
It mostly exists so I can test @small-tech/auto-encrypt (Automatically-provisioned TLS certificates for Node.js servers using Let’s Encrypt ; codeberg.org/small-tech/auto-e…) which is used by Kitten (kitten.small-web.org).
#NodePebble #AutoEncrypt #Kitten #SmallTech #SmallWeb #freeSoftware #NodeJS #JavaScript #LetsEncrypt #SSL #TLS
auto-encrypt
Automatically-provisioned TLS certificates for Node.js servers using Let’s Encrypt.Codeberg.org
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Full (visible) code:
export default () => kitten.html`
<footer>
<markdown>
Copyright (c) 2023-${new Date().getFullYear()}, Yours Truly.
The content on this site is released under [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).
The source code of this site is released under [GNU AGPL 3.0](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html).
Powered with love by [Kitten <${kitten.icons.cat} weight=duotone size=1.5em style='vertical-align: bottom;'/>](https://kitten.small-web.org).
</markdown>](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/51749367 "Screenshot: Detail of Helix editor show source code of Kitten example at ~/sandbox/layout-components: footer. component.js (another tab, types.d.ts, is visible but not active).
Highlighted code:
Powered with love by [Kitten <${kitten.icons.cat} weight=duotone size=1.5em style='vertical-align: bottom;'/>](https://kitten.small-web.org).
Full (visible) code:
export default () => kitten.html`
<footer>
<markdown>
Copyright (c) 2023-${new Date().getFullYear()}, Yours Truly.
The content on this site is released under [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).
The source code of this site is released under [GNU AGPL 3.0](https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html).
Powered with love by [Kitten <${kitten.icons.cat} weight=duotone size=1.5em style='vertical-align: bottom;'/>](https://kitten.small-web.org).
</markdown>")
![2. The welcome message tells you that you can use the `.help` command for assistance. Run that and you will see a list that looks like the following:
```text
.break Sometimes you get stuck, this gets you out
.clear Alias for .break
.editor Enter editor mode
.exit Exit the REPL
.help Print this help message
${['<strong>']}.id Show your Small Web place ID (and create it and your secret if necessary).${['</strong>']}
.load Load JS from a file into the REPL session
${['<strong>']}.ls List keys of global kitten object.${['</strong>']}
.save Save all evaluated commands in this REPL session to a file
${['<strong>']}.settings Display the Kitten Settings page link
.sign-in Display the Kitten sign-in page link
.sign-out Display the Kitten sign out page link
.stats Show current statistics on Kitten server${['</strong>']}
```
<style inline>
/* Highlight the Kitten-specific commands */
@scope {
code > strong {
background-color: var(--focus);
}
}
</style>](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/51614147 "2. The welcome message tells you that you can use the `.help` command for assistance. Run that and you will see a list that looks like the following:
```text
.break Sometimes you get stuck, this gets you out
.clear Alias for .break
.editor Enter editor mode
.exit Exit the REPL
.help Print this help message
${['<strong>']}.id Show your Small Web place ID (and create it and your secret if necessary).${['</strong>']}
.load Load JS from a file into the REPL session
${['<strong>']}.ls List keys of global kitten object.${['</strong>']}
.save Save all evaluated commands in this REPL session to a file
${['<strong>']}.settings Display the Kitten Settings page link
.sign-in Display the Kitten sign-in page link
.sign-out Display the Kitten sign out page link
.stats Show current statistics on Kitten server${['</strong>']}
```
<style inline>
/* Highlight the Kitten-specific commands */
@scope {
code > strong {
background-color: var(--focus);
}
}
</style>")
![Machine-generated description of terminal output
Terminal output showing the Kitten startup banner after running kitten in gaza-verified.org/site. A cartoon white kitten sits on grass under a blue sky, followed by metadata: "Kitten by Aral Balkan, Small Technology Foundation", Version 0-2beaa1-24.14.1-20260506140737, Born 2026/05/06 at 14:07:37 UTC (Taurus), Favourite colour #2beaa1 (green swatch), API version 0, Runtime Node.js 24.14.1. A boxed message reads "Like this? Fund us! We're a tiny, independent not-for-profit. https://small-tech.org/fund-us", with links to Tutorials, Reference and Issues. Three sparkle lines confirm module dependencies are unchanged for /app_modules/components, /app_modules/database and the root module. A "Key" box lists the icons used in Kitten's output:
📄 Page
🧩 Component
🛜 Event
⦿–⦿ Connected
⦿–○ Disconnected
The server reports dev mode with mocked Mastodon messages, route timings (app: 5.168 ms; internal: 2.82 ms), Domain https://localhost, Source ~/Projects/gaza-verified.org/site, and an "Open app data folder" link. A turtle emoji invites pressing [s] for an interactive shell, and green text announces "Server is running and listening for connections…". A SettingsPage (ef31e0a4) is created and registered on kitten.pages.](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/47023286 "Machine-generated description of terminal output
Terminal output showing the Kitten startup banner after running kitten in gaza-verified.org/site. A cartoon white kitten sits on grass under a blue sky, followed by metadata: \"Kitten by Aral Balkan, Small Technology Foundation\", Version 0-2beaa1-24.14.1-20260506140737, Born 2026/05/06 at 14:07:37 UTC (Taurus), Favourite colour #2beaa1 (green swatch), API version 0, Runtime Node.js 24.14.1. A boxed message reads \"Like this? Fund us! We're a tiny, independent not-for-profit. https://small-tech.org/fund-us\", with links to Tutorials, Reference and Issues. Three sparkle lines confirm module dependencies are unchanged for /app_modules/components, /app_modules/database and the root module. A \"Key\" box lists the icons used in Kitten's output:
📄 Page
🧩 Component
🛜 Event
⦿–⦿ Connected
⦿–○ Disconnected
The server reports dev mode with mocked Mastodon messages, route timings (app: 5.168 ms; internal: 2.82 ms), Domain https://localhost, Source ~/Projects/gaza-verified.org/site, and an \"Open app data folder\" link. A turtle emoji invites pressing [s] for an interactive shell, and green text announces \"Server is running and listening for connections…\". A SettingsPage (ef31e0a4) is created and registered on kitten.pages.")
![Machine-generated description of terminal output:
Terminal output from a Kitten dev server in gaza-verified.org/site. Two HTML validation failures are logged: 3 errors on /admin/accounts.page.ts and 1 error on /admin/index.page.js, both pointing to the browser console for details. Between them, Kitten reports page lifecycle events with coloured icons: a SettingsPage (KittenPage ef31e0a4) disconnects; an AccountsPage (KittenPage c6e470cb) connects with child components TitleAndStats, UnverifiedAccounts, VerifiedAccounts and AddVerifiedForm shown in a tree view (~27.72 KB). A snippet shows how to reference the page in code: page = kitten.pages['kid-c6e470cb-8463-4526-9fca-203b3177dda0']. A new SettingsPage (a04147a8) is then created, registered, and connected as the AccountsPage disconnects.](https://social.trom.tf/photo/preview/640/47023288 "Machine-generated description of terminal output:
Terminal output from a Kitten dev server in gaza-verified.org/site. Two HTML validation failures are logged: 3 errors on /admin/accounts.page.ts and 1 error on /admin/index.page.js, both pointing to the browser console for details. Between them, Kitten reports page lifecycle events with coloured icons: a SettingsPage (KittenPage ef31e0a4) disconnects; an AccountsPage (KittenPage c6e470cb) connects with child components TitleAndStats, UnverifiedAccounts, VerifiedAccounts and AddVerifiedForm shown in a tree view (~27.72 KB). A snippet shows how to reference the page in code: page = kitten.pages['kid-c6e470cb-8463-4526-9fca-203b3177dda0']. A new SettingsPage (a04147a8) is then created, registered, and connected as the AccountsPage disconnects.")
