docs: clarify mkcert doens't configure servers (#82)

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Adam Shannon
2018-10-25 14:15:37 -07:00
committed by Filippo Valsorda
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The certificate is at "./example.com+5.pem" and the key at "./example.com+5-key.
Using certificates from real certificate authorities (CAs) for development can be dangerous or impossible (for hosts like `localhost` or `127.0.0.1`), but self-signed certificates cause trust errors. Managing your own CA is the best solution, but usually involves arcane commands, specialized knowledge and manual steps. Using certificates from real certificate authorities (CAs) for development can be dangerous or impossible (for hosts like `localhost` or `127.0.0.1`), but self-signed certificates cause trust errors. Managing your own CA is the best solution, but usually involves arcane commands, specialized knowledge and manual steps.
mkcert automatically creates and installs a local CA in the system root store, and generates locally-trusted certificates. mkcert automatically creates and installs a local CA in the system root store, and generates locally-trusted certificates. mkcert does not automatically configure servers to use the certificates, though, that's up to you.
## Installation ## Installation