diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 536289d..55806ba 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-09-18 - 5.1.0 - feat(ts_node)
+Add support for HTTPS certificate creation
+
+- Added TapNodeTools class with methods to run commands and create HTTPS certificates
+- Exported necessary plugins including crypto and fs for node
+- Updated test cases to include tests for HTTPS certificate creation
+
 ## 2024-09-17 - 5.0.25 - fix(core)
 Fix typos in package.json, update dependencies and update workflow.
 
diff --git a/test/test.node.ts b/test/test.node.ts
index 7e98887..f393320 100644
--- a/test/test.node.ts
+++ b/test/test.node.ts
@@ -7,4 +7,12 @@ tap.test('should execure a command', async () => {
   expect(result.exitCode).toEqual(0);
 });
 
+tap.test('should create a https cert', async () => {
+  const { key, cert } = await tapNodeTools.createHttpsCert('localhost', 'localhost.key', 'localhost.cert');
+  console.log(key);
+  console.log(cert);
+  expect(key).toInclude('-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----');
+  expect(cert).toInclude('-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----');
+});
+
 tap.start();
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 482615d..033b23e 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/tapbundle',
-  version: '5.0.25',
+  version: '5.1.0',
   description: 'A test automation library bundling utilities and tools for TAP (Test Anything Protocol) based testing, specifically tailored for tapbuffer.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_node/classes.tapnodetools.ts b/ts_node/classes.tapnodetools.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c32014d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts_node/classes.tapnodetools.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
+
+class TapNodeTools {
+  
+  private smartshellInstance: plugins.smartshell.Smartshell;
+  constructor() {
+
+  }
+
+  public async runCommand(commandArg) {
+    if (!this.smartshellInstance) {
+      this.smartshellInstance = new plugins.smartshell.Smartshell({
+        executor: 'bash',
+      });
+    }
+    const result = await this.smartshellInstance.exec(commandArg);
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  public async createHttpsCert(commonName: string, keyFile: string, certFile: string): Promise<{ key: string, cert: string }> {
+    const key = plugins.crypto.generateKeyPairSync('rsa', {
+      modulusLength: 2048,
+      publicExponent: 65537,
+    });
+  
+    const cert = '-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n' +
+      key.publicKey.export({
+        type: 'spki',
+        format: 'pem'
+      }) +
+      '\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n';
+  
+    const keyContent = key.privateKey.export({
+      type: 'pkcs8',
+      format: 'pem',
+    });
+  
+    return {
+      key: keyContent as string,
+      cert: cert,
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export const tapNodeTools = new TapNodeTools();
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diff --git a/ts_node/index.ts b/ts_node/index.ts
index a0af471..f4f13a9 100644
--- a/ts_node/index.ts
+++ b/ts_node/index.ts
@@ -1,21 +1 @@
-import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
-
-class TapNodeTools {
-  
-  private smartshellInstance: plugins.smartshell.Smartshell;
-  constructor() {
-
-  }
-
-  public async runCommand(commandArg) {
-    if (!this.smartshellInstance) {
-      this.smartshellInstance = new plugins.smartshell.Smartshell({
-        executor: 'bash',
-      });
-    }
-    const result = await this.smartshellInstance.exec(commandArg);
-    return result;
-  }
-}
-
-export const tapNodeTools = new TapNodeTools();
\ No newline at end of file
+export * from './classes.tapnodetools.js';
diff --git a/ts_node/plugins.ts b/ts_node/plugins.ts
index 2d50065..dcdc188 100644
--- a/ts_node/plugins.ts
+++ b/ts_node/plugins.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+// node native
+import * as crypto from 'crypto';
+import * as fs from 'fs';
+
+export { crypto,fs };
+
+// @push.rocks scope
 import * as smartshell from '@push.rocks/smartshell';
 
 export { smartshell };