Set up nginx + letsencrypt ssl on Mac OSX El Capitan

setup.sh

# Install nginx with brew
brew install nginx

# Install PIP
wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
python get-pip.py

# Get letsencrypt
git clone https://github.com/letsencrypt/letsencrypt
cd letsencrypt

# Generate
/letsencrypt certonly --webroot --webroot-path /usr/local/Cellar/nginx/1.8.1/html/ --renew-by-default --email [email protected] --text --agree-tos -d example.com --debug

# Edit nginx config
vim /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf

# Sources
# - https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/installing-and-configuring-letsencrypt-on-a-mac-os-x-client-server/8407
# - http://brianflove.com/2015/04/04/learning-nginx-on-os-x/
# - https://nodeswat.com/blog/setting-up-a-secure-node-js-web-application/

Let's Encrypt has a homebrew formula now, so you can do brew install letsencrypt instead of installing pip and cloning the repo.