This project started with a simple bash script when I was doing micro-frontend + backends and cross domain https support was absolutely necessary.
I was tired of manually setting up ssl for localhost, which involved installing packages and programs I didn't want to manage.
So I created a GUI tool that can do these:
- Create self-signed certificate for any domain.
- Trust certificate automatically (without opening Keychain Access)
- Update hosts file to direct that domain to 127.0.0.1 (e.g. localhost)
- I wanted it a capsulated webserver because I didn't want to install any web servers on my local machine which will inevitably mess up local networking. Thus, I wanted a Docker-Compose + Nginx auto configuration to launch web server instance locally.
And it was born, the Ophiuchi Desktop App that will save your precious development time.
It only supports MacOS as of now, but it's open source and more than 2,000 download was made in the last few weeks.
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Hey it seems like you’re doing what I should have started ages ago.
I’ll love to contribute please ping me drop me email love to collaborate kp@krishnpal.com
Really helpful tool. Which is going to help developers keep away hurdle of running on localhost. Thanks for amazing tool. I have created video on this https://youtu.be/frvGOxGlPlg I am using day to day development activity.
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