letsencrypt / letsencrypt/pebble

Please support running in the background after opening listening port

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Go
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Description

pebble and pebble-challtestserv run in the foreground, and have to be explicitly placed in the background. Please consider adding an option to open a listening port and then go into the background, which would allow a race-free way to start the server and then start making requests to the server, for CI purposes.

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Research direction

Start with the pebble and pebble-challtestserv entry points and trace how each opens its listening port and remains in the foreground. Determine how an option should control backgrounding after the port is ready, and identify the existing CI or server-startup tests to update or add. Done means both servers can signal readiness without a startup race when used in CI.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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