Self signed SSL cert

gistfile1.sh

# generate super secret private key
# (not really, this key and the certificate are "throwaway" items)
openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024

# generate the self-signed certificate
openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -sha1 -days 365 -key server.key -out server.crt

# create decrypted version of key so that nginx can be started without a passphrase
openssl rsa -in server.key -out server.key.insecure
chmod 600 server.key.insecure