On a MAC: Loads an SSL server using a self-signed URL on your local machine using the URL: yourcomputershostname.local served from the folder: ~/Desktop/document/ - first run: chmod +x localserver.sh so this file is executable. Python only version: https://gist.github.com/themorgantown/ad592aad05e29d0d69394daa4342447d

localserver.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Install mkcert if not already installed
if ! command -v mkcert &> /dev/null
then
    echo "mkcert not found. Installing mkcert..."
    brew install mkcert
    mkcert -install
fi

# Get the local hostname
myhost=$(scutil --get LocalHostName).local

# Navigate to the document folder
cd ~/Desktop/document

# Create a hidden directory for the certificates
mkdir -p .certs

# Add hostname to /etc/hosts if not already present
if ! grep -q "$myhost" /etc/hosts; then
    echo "127.0.0.1 $myhost" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
fi

# Generate local certificate for the hostname
mkcert -cert-file .certs/$myhost.pem -key-file .certs/$myhost-key.pem "$myhost"

# Create a simple HTTPS server using Python
cat <<EOF > https_server.py
import http.server
import ssl
import os

server_address = ('', 443)
httpd = http.server.HTTPServer(server_address, http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
cert_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '.certs')

context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_SERVER)
context.load_cert_chain(certfile=os.path.join(cert_dir, '$myhost.pem'), keyfile=os.path.join(cert_dir, '$myhost-key.pem'))

httpd.socket = context.wrap_socket(httpd.socket, server_side=True)

print(f"Serving on https://$myhost")
httpd.serve_forever()
EOF

# Open the local HTTPS URL
open https://$myhost

# Run the HTTPS server
python3 https_server.py