diff --git a/Gopkg.lock b/Gopkg.lock
index a2e3b6f..e792b6d 100644
--- a/Gopkg.lock
+++ b/Gopkg.lock
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   branch = "master"
   name = "github.com/aclindsa/gorp"
   packages = ["."]
-  revision = "d53dbb52439a458ae75f574d9420f66b6489441d"
+  revision = "4735379e1f46302b58b985d8172a53988aad93b4"
 
 [[projects]]
   name = "github.com/aclindsa/ofxgo"
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@
   revision = "a0583e0143b1624142adab07e0e97fe106d99561"
   version = "v1.3"
 
+[[projects]]
+  branch = "master"
+  name = "github.com/kabukky/httpscerts"
+  packages = ["."]
+  revision = "617593d7dcb39c9ed617bb62c5e2056244d02184"
+
 [[projects]]
   branch = "master"
   name = "github.com/lib/pq"
   packages = [".","oid"]
-  revision = "8c6ee72f3e6bcb1542298dd5f76cb74af9742cec"
+  revision = "83612a56d3dd153a94a629cd64925371c9adad78"
 
 [[projects]]
   name = "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
@@ -47,13 +53,13 @@
   branch = "master"
   name = "golang.org/x/net"
   packages = ["context"]
-  revision = "9dfe39835686865bff950a07b394c12a98ddc811"
+  revision = "a8b9294777976932365dabb6640cf1468d95c70f"
 
 [[projects]]
   branch = "master"
   name = "golang.org/x/text"
   packages = ["currency","internal","internal/format","internal/gen","internal/tag","language","unicode/cldr"]
-  revision = "88f656faf3f37f690df1a32515b479415e1a6769"
+  revision = "57961680700a5336d15015c8c50686ca5ba362a4"
 
 [[projects]]
   name = "gopkg.in/gcfg.v1"
@@ -70,6 +76,6 @@
 [solve-meta]
   analyzer-name = "dep"
   analyzer-version = 1
-  inputs-digest = "de6a009267b8a81e29fc30f4bb7431c32ca42650d6cfd458324324f3f63abbff"
+  inputs-digest = "ad90bfdaa27132d84af5979b27d0960663bd13d57510566071056e1d4bb0d503"
   solver-name = "gps-cdcl"
   solver-version = 1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f15e709..47bb548 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,15 +63,21 @@ cusip_list.csv file and re-run the `go generate ...` command.
 
 ## Running
 
-Assuming you're in the same directory you ran the above installation commands
-from, running MoneyGo is then as easy as:
+MoneyGo requires HTTPS or FCGI (no HTTP). Before starting the server, you will
+want to edit the example configuration file
+(src/github.com/aclindsa/moneygo/example_config.ini) to point to your own SSL
+certificate/key OR set 'generate-certs-if-absent = true' in the '[http]' section
+of the config file.
+
+Then, assuming you're in the same directory you ran the above installation
+commands from, running MoneyGo is as easy as:
 
 	$ ./bin/moneygo -config src/github.com/aclindsa/moneygo/example_config.ini
 
-You should then be able to explore MoneyGo by visiting http://localhost:8080 in
+You should then be able to explore MoneyGo by visiting https://localhost:8443 in
 your browser. Editing the configuration file supplied will allow you to modify
-several settings including the port used and whether to serve via FastCGI
-instead of HTTP (the default).
+several settings including the port used, SSL certificate locations, and whether
+to serve via FastCGI instead of HTTPS (the default).
 
 ## Missing Features
 
diff --git a/example_config.ini b/example_config.ini
index 861fdea..1c6dddf 100644
--- a/example_config.ini
+++ b/example_config.ini
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [moneygo]
 
-# Whether to serve as FastCGI (default is false, for HTTP)
+# Whether to serve as FastCGI (default is false, for HTTPS)
 fcgi = false
 
-# Port to serve FCGI or HTTP on
-port = 8080
+# Port on which to serve HTTPS or FCGI
+port = 8443
 
 # Base directory for serving files out of. This should point to the root of the
 # moneygo source directory
@@ -25,3 +25,18 @@ db-type = sqlite3
 # Postgres documentation: https://godoc.org/github.com/lib/pq
 #            example DSN: "postgres://user:password@localhost/dbname"
 db-dsn = file:moneygo.sqlite?cache=shared&mode=rwc
+
+
+[https]
+# If 'fcgi = false', the following paths to a SSL certificate and the paired
+# private key are used when serving HTTPS
+cert-file = ./cert.pem
+key-file = ./key.pem
+
+# Attempt to generate self-signed certificates if the certificate files
+# specified above are missing or invalid. This should *never* be set to 'true'
+# for any environment where security is important (including but not limited to
+# production systems)
+generate-certs-if-absent = false
+# A CSV list of hostnames to generate the above certs for
+generate-certs-hosts = localhost,127.0.0.1
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 5d71d7c..ecfb1cd 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -55,8 +55,16 @@ type MoneyGo struct {
 	DSN     string `gcfg:"db-dsn"`         // 'Data Source Name' for database connection
 }
 
+type Https struct {
+	CertFile           string `gcfg:"cert-file"`
+	KeyFile            string `gcfg:"key-file"`
+	GenerateCerts      bool   `gcfg:"generate-certs-if-absent"` // Generate certificates if missing
+	GenerateCertsHosts string `gcfg:"generate-certs-hosts"`     // Hostnames to generate certificates for if missing and GenerateCerts==true
+}
+
 type Config struct {
 	MoneyGo MoneyGo
+	Https   Https
 }
 
 func ReadConfig(filename string) (*Config, error) {
@@ -68,6 +76,12 @@ func ReadConfig(filename string) (*Config, error) {
 			DBType:  SQLite,
 			DSN:     "file:moneygo.sqlite?cache=shared&mode=rwc",
 		},
+		Https: Https{
+			CertFile:           "./cert.pem",
+			KeyFile:            "./key.pem",
+			GenerateCerts:      false,
+			GenerateCertsHosts: "localhost",
+		},
 	}
 
 	err := gcfg.ReadFileInto(&cfg, filename)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1a78a62..2baf7c0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aclindsa/moneygo/internal/config"
 	"github.com/aclindsa/moneygo/internal/db"
 	"github.com/aclindsa/moneygo/internal/handlers"
+	"github.com/kabukky/httpscerts"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -89,10 +90,24 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("Serving on port %d out of directory: %s", cfg.MoneyGo.Port, cfg.MoneyGo.Basedir)
 	if cfg.MoneyGo.Fcgi {
+		log.Printf("Serving via FCGI on port %d out of directory: %s", cfg.MoneyGo.Port, cfg.MoneyGo.Basedir)
 		fcgi.Serve(listener, servemux)
 	} else {
-		http.Serve(listener, servemux)
+		cert := cfg.Https.CertFile
+		key := cfg.Https.KeyFile
+
+		if err := httpscerts.Check(cert, key); err != nil {
+			if !cfg.Https.GenerateCerts {
+				log.Fatalf("HTTPS certficates not found at '%s' and '%s'. If you would like for them to be auto-generated for you, specify 'generate-certs-if-absent = true' in your config file at '%s'", cert, key, configFile)
+			}
+
+			err = httpscerts.Generate(cert, key, cfg.Https.GenerateCertsHosts)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Error: Generating HTTPS cert/key at '%s' and '%s' failed: %s", cert, key, err)
+			}
+		}
+		log.Printf("Serving via HTTPS on port %d out of directory: %s", cfg.MoneyGo.Port, cfg.MoneyGo.Basedir)
+		http.ServeTLS(listener, servemux, cert, key)
 	}
 }