Reload SSL Certificate without restarting service?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 2:15 pm
Recently when updating SSL certificates I noticed that if I update the underlying certificate on the file system, WingFTP doesn't actually pick up the new cert until I restart the WingFTP server service
Is there some method I can poke an API to tell WingFTP to reload the certificate? Restarting the service is disruptive as transfers may be in progress
Normally it's not a problem because we do have a monthly maintenance window when we patch the OS, install any WingFTP Server patches, etc, but there are edge cases when the expiration/renewal cycle of our Let's Encrypt renewal automation will result in the certs expiring before the next patch window
Is there some method I can poke an API to tell WingFTP to reload the certificate? Restarting the service is disruptive as transfers may be in progress
Normally it's not a problem because we do have a monthly maintenance window when we patch the OS, install any WingFTP Server patches, etc, but there are edge cases when the expiration/renewal cycle of our Let's Encrypt renewal automation will result in the certs expiring before the next patch window