## Step 5: Set Up HTTPS with mkcert (macOS)

**1. Install mkcert (if not already installed):**
```bash
brew install mkcert
```

**2. Install local certificate authority:**
```bash
mkcert -install
```

**3. Create certificates directory:**
```bash
mkdir certs
mkcert -cert-file certs/localhost+2.pem -key-file certs/localhost+2-key.pem localhost 127.0.0.1 ::1
```

This creates:
	•	certs/localhost+2.pem (certificate)
	•	certs/localhost+2-key.pem (private key)


**4. Install Uvicorn (ASGI server with SSL support):**

Ensure you are at the project root and venv is activated:
```bash
pip install 'uvicorn[standard]'
```

**5. Update requirements.txt:**
```bash
pip freeze > requirements.txt
```

**6. Create run.sh script (macOS/Linux):**
```bash
cat > run.sh << 'EOF'
#!/usr/bin/env bash
uvicorn backend.asgi:application \
  --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8000 \
  --ssl-keyfile ./certs/localhost+2-key.pem \
  --ssl-certfile ./certs/localhost+2.pem
EOF
chmod +x run.sh
```

Note: Replace backend with your project name if different.