IBM Cloud (SoftLayer) :: Let’s Encrypt client and ACME library written in Go.
Author: Lego Team
Description: Configuration for IBM Cloud (SoftLayer).
Date: 2019-03-03T16:39:46+01:00

# IBM Cloud (SoftLayer)

Configuration for IBM Cloud (SoftLayer).

- Code: `ibmcloud`
- Since: v4.5.0

Here is an example bash command using the IBM Cloud (SoftLayer) provider:

    SOFTLAYER_USERNAME=xxxxx \
    SOFTLAYER_API_KEY=yyyyy \
    lego --email you@example.com --dns ibmcloud -d '*.example.com' -d example.com run

## Credentials

Environment Variable Name | Description
--- | ---
`SOFTLAYER_API_KEY` | Classic Infrastructure API key
`SOFTLAYER_USERNAME` | Username (IBM Cloud is _)

The environment variable names can be suffixed by `_FILE` to reference a file instead of a value. More information here.

## Additional Configuration

Environment Variable Name | Description
--- | ---
`SOFTLAYER_POLLING_INTERVAL` | Time between DNS propagation check in seconds (Default: 2)
`SOFTLAYER_PROPAGATION_TIMEOUT` | Maximum waiting time for DNS propagation in seconds (Default: 60)
`SOFTLAYER_TIMEOUT` | API request timeout in seconds (Default: 30)
`SOFTLAYER_TTL` | The TTL of the TXT record used for the DNS challenge in seconds (Default: 120)

The environment variable names can be suffixed by `_FILE` to reference a file instead of a value. More information here.

## More information

- API documentation
- Go client