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Install Mkcert for SSL on Localhost

Mkcertt is a simple tool for making locally-trusted development certificates. It requires no configuration.

https://github.com/FiloSottile/mkcert

To install on Debian (Ubuntu) use the following commands:

sudo apt install libnss3-tools

Install LinuxBrew  – get the installer

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"

Enable it

test -d ~/.linuxbrew && eval $(~/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)
test -d /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew && eval $(/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew shellenv)
test -r ~/.bash_profile && echo "eval \$($(brew --prefix)/bin/brew shellenv)" >>~/.bash_profile
echo "eval \$($(brew --prefix)/bin/brew shellenv)" >>~/.profile

Install mkcert

brew install mkcert;
mkcert -install;

If at this point you are getting a mkcert command not found , or Warning: /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin is not in your PATH. you many need to fix  the global PATH var to include the mkcert bin folder. Edit your ~/$HOME/.profile file and add the following :

if [ -d "/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin" ] ; then
    PATH="/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin:$PATH"
fi

Save the .profile file and from the terminal run source ~/.profile

An alternative way to install Mkcert is the following (not fully tested by me): 

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install wget libnss3-tools
set MCVER="v.1.4.1"
wget -O mkcert https://github.com/FiloSottile/mkcert/releases/download/${MCVER}/mkcert-${MCVER}-linux-amd64
chmod +x mkcert
sudo mv mkcert/user/local/bin

    
        

        

    

        

            

                
                

                    
                    
                

            

            
                    

    


    


    


    
                

        

    


    


    
    

        

            
    
    
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