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+**Automatisch only serves the app over http and doesn't have out-of-the box https setup, so this guide shows how to setup a local https production simulation environment.**
+
+### **Note**: 
+We can't publish any Automatisch flows using this either local https or local http since Twilio won't be able to access the localhost, so this guide is kind of a pointless. But writing docs anyways just in case.
+
+
+
+### Create Self-Signed SSL Certs using OpenSSL:
+- edit hosts file: `sudo nano /etc/hosts`
+- create a new sitename and bind it to localhost. Something like: `127.0.0.1       shiloh_automatisch.local`
+- save /etc/hosts file and exit
+- cd to /shiloh_automatisch dir and create the .crt and .key files using openssl: `openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout https/certs/ssl.key -out certs/<>ssl.crt -days 365 -nodes -subj "/CN=<YOUR LOCAL SITE NAME i.e. shiloh_automatisch.local>"`
+- edit `/https/nginx/automatisch_letsencrypt_nginx.conf` file and add your site name, .crt and .key file names and save the file:
+```
+events {}
+
+http {
+    server {
+        listen 443 ssl;
+        server_name <ADD LOCAL HOSTNAME HERE i.e. shiloh_automatisch.local>;
+
+        ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/certs/<ADD YOUR .CRT FILE HERE>;
+        ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/certs/<ADD YOUR .KEY FILE HERE>;
+
+        location / {
+            proxy_pass http://main:7757;
+            proxy_set_header Host $host;
+            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+```
+
+- In docker-compose.yml, uncomment the local https nginx service:
+```
+  # for local https development using self-signed certs via openssl
+  # nginx:
+  #   image: nginx:latest
+  #   depends_on:
+  #     - main    
+  #   ports:
+  #     - "443:443"
+  #   volumes:
+  #     - ./https/certs/${SSL_SELF_SIGNED_CRT}:/etc/nginx/certs/${SSL_SELF_SIGNED_CRT}:ro
+  #     - ./https/certs/${SSL_SELF_SIGNED_KEY}:/etc/nginx/certs/${SSL_SELF_SIGNED_KEY}:ro
+  #     - ./https/nginx/automatisch_self_signed_nginx.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/
+
+```
+- Comment out production https letsencrypt nginx service
+- Create a .env file at the project root and add your .crt and .key files as env vars:
+```
+sudo nano .env
+```
+```
+SSL_SELF_SIGNED_CRT=shiloh_automatisch.local.crt
+SSL_SELF_SIGNED_KEY=shiloh_automatisch.local.key
+```
+- Save .env file. Then run docker: `sudo docker compose up`
+- You should now be able to pull up Automatisch locally at `https://<YOUR SITE NAME>`
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