# Pull request proposal: automatic certificate renewal

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pull-request-proposal-automatic-certificate-renewal/21282>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [4 February 2020 21:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pull-request-proposal-automatic-certificate-renewal/21282 "2020-02-04T21:26:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [8 February 2020 12:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pull-request-proposal-automatic-certificate-renewal/21282/6 "2020-02-08T12:35:03Z")

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> [@BartButenaers](#):
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> It is a pity that the existing ' _https_ ' property isn't a function. Because now you have to specify both file paths (privkey.pem and cert.pem) **twice** in the settings

Please disregard if this is an ill-thought-out suggestion, but can't the certs be retrieved from `settings.js` `https:` by `red.js`, without calling it as a separate function.

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