diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1b20f5ca4..590cc5bb06 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@ SQLX_OFFLINE=true cargo sqlx prepare -- --bin storyteller-web
 
 Set up a local nginx to proxy to the frontend and backend so cookie issues aren't annoying
 
-Edit, `/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/storyteller`
+Edit the nginx config file, 
+
+- `/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/storyteller` (linux)
+- `/usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/storyteller` (mac)
 
 ```
 server {
@@ -174,6 +177,7 @@ server {
     }
 }
 
+
 ```
 
 And in /etc/hosts,
@@ -184,6 +188,76 @@ And in /etc/hosts,
 
 ```
 
+### Setting up local Nginx with SSL self-signed certs
+
+From https://imagineer.in/blog/https-on-localhost-with-nginx/ , 
+
+```
+openssl req -x509 -sha256 -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -days 365 -keyout localhost.key -out localhost.crt
+```
+
+Most fields can be blank, but the "Common Name" should be `*.jungle.horse`
+
+
+Edit the appropriate Nginx config file,
+
+- `/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/storyteller` (linux)
+- `/usr/local/etc/nginx/sites-enabled/storyteller` (mac typical)
+- `/opt/homebrew/etc/nginx/nginx.conf (mac alternate, w/ homebrew)
+- `/opt/homebrew/etc/nginx/servers/storyteller` (mac alternate - this is the one I'm using)
+
+```
+events {}
+http {
+  # upstream backend {
+  #   server 127.0.0.1:7000
+  # }
+  # server {
+  #   server_name jungle.horse;
+  #   rewrite ^(.*) https://jungle.horse$1 permanent;
+  # }
+  server {
+    listen 443;
+    ssl on;
+    ssl_certificate      /Users/bt/dev/storyteller/storyteller-web/localhost.crt;
+    ssl_certificate_key  /Users/bt/dev/storyteller/storyteller-web/localhost.key;
+    ssl_ciphers  HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5;
+    server_name: jungle.horse;
+    location / {
+      proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7000
+    }
+  }
+}
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name api.jungle.horse;
+    location / {
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:12345;
+        proxy_redirect off;
+    }
+}
+server {
+    listen 80;
+    server_name jungle.horse;
+    location / {
+        proxy_set_header Host $host;
+        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7000;
+        proxy_redirect off;
+    }
+}
+
+```
+
+Nginx Mac version:
+
+```
+nginx version: nginx/1.21.4
+built by clang 13.0.0 (clang-1300.0.29.3)
+built with OpenSSL 1.1.1l  24 Aug 2021
+TLS SNI support enabled
+```
+
 ### Python 3.6 on Apple M1 Mac
 
 Python3.6 isn't supported on Apple silicon, and it's not in homebrew. It can be installed with 
diff --git a/localdev/nginx-http-config/sites-available/storyteller b/localdev/nginx-http-config/sites-available/storyteller
deleted file mode 100644
index ff1c9e89ca..0000000000
--- a/localdev/nginx-http-config/sites-available/storyteller
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-server {
-    listen 80;
-    server_name api.jungle.horse;
-    location / {
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:12345;
-        proxy_redirect off;
-    }
-}
-server {
-    listen 80;
-    server_name jungle.horse;
-    location / {
-        proxy_set_header Host $host;
-        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7000;
-        proxy_redirect off;
-    }
-}
-
-#events {}
-#http {
-  #server_names_hash_bucket_size  64;
-
-  # upstream backend {
-  #   server 127.0.0.1:7000
-  # }
-  # server {
-  #   server_name jungle.horse;
-  #   rewrite ^(.*) https://jungle.horse$1 permanent;
-  # }
-  #server {
-  #  listen 443 ssl;
-  #  # ssl on;
-  #  ssl_certificate      /Users/bt/dev/storyteller/storyteller-web/localhost.crt;
-  #  ssl_certificate_key  /Users/bt/dev/storyteller/storyteller-web/localhost.key;
-  #  ssl_ciphers  HIGH:!aNULL:!MD5;
-  #  server_name jungle.horse;
-  #  location / {
-  #    proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7000;
-  #  }
-  #}
-#  server {
-#      listen 80;
-#      server_name api.jungle.horse;
-#      location / {
-#          proxy_set_header Host $host;
-#          proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:12345;
-#          proxy_redirect off;
-#      }
-#  }
-#  server {
-#      listen 80;
-#      server_name jungle.horse;
-#      location / {
-#          proxy_set_header Host $host;
-#          proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:7000;
-#          proxy_redirect off;
-#      }
-#  }
-#}
diff --git a/localdev/nginx-http-config/nginx.conf b/localdev/nginx-http-config/storyteller
similarity index 100%
rename from localdev/nginx-http-config/nginx.conf
rename to localdev/nginx-http-config/storyteller