prof3ssorSt3v3 · July 22, 2019 01:22 · Jul 22, 2019
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+//Self-Signed Certificate for using with VS Code Live Server
+
+//Save both files in a location you will remember
+
+1. create a private key
+openssl genrsa -aes256 -out localhost.key 2048
+// you will be prompted to provide a password
+//this will create localhost.key (call it whatever you like)
+
+2. create the certificate
+openssl req -days 3650 -new -newkey rsa:2048 -key localhost.key -x509 -out localhost.pem 
+//you will be prompted for the password from above
+//you will have to complete the various prompts
+//this will create localhost.pem (call it whatever you like)
+
+3. Create a .vscode folder in the root of your project
+4. Create a settings.json file inside the .vscode folder.
+5. Add the following to the settings.json file
+{
+  "liveServer.settings.port": 5501,
+  "liveServer.settings.root": "/",
+  "liveServer.settings.CustomBrowser": "chrome",
+  "liveServer.settings.https": {
+    "enable": true,
+    "cert": "/Users/steve/Documents/code/https/localhost.pem",
+    "key": "/Users/steve/Documents/code/https/localhost.key",
+    "passphrase": "12345"
+  }
+}
+6. Adjust the location of the .pem certificate and the .key files.
+7. Update the passphrase to be the password you used when creating the key