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+SSL Support
+-----------
+To run ympd with SSL support:
+
+- create a certificate (key and cert in the same file), example:
+```
+# openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem -days 1000 -nodes
+# cat key.pem cert.pem > ssl.pem
+```
+- tell ympd to use a webport using SSL and where to find the certificate: 
+```
+# ./ympd -w "ssl://8081:/path/to/ssl.pem"
+```
 
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