diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-stack-reusable-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/test-stack-reusable-workflow.yml
index af3d0fe2..e3712e01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-stack-reusable-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-stack-reusable-workflow.yml
@@ -179,6 +179,17 @@ jobs:
 
           docker kill test-changedetectionio
 
+      - name: Test HTTPS SSL mode
+        run: |
+          openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout privkey.pem -out cert.pem -days 365 -nodes -subj "/CN=localhost"
+          docker run --name test-changedetectionio-ssl --rm -e SSL_CERT_FILE=cert.pem -e SSL_PRIVKEY_FILE=privkey.pem -p 5000:5000 -v ./cert.pem:/app/cert.pem -v ./privkey.pem:/app/privkey.pem -d test-changedetectionio
+          sleep 3
+          # Should return 0 (no error) when grep finds it
+          # -k because its self-signed
+          curl --retry-connrefused --retry 6 -k https://localhost:5000 -v|grep -q checkbox-uuid
+      
+          docker kill test-changedetectionio-ssl
+
       - name: Test changedetection.io SIGTERM and SIGINT signal shutdown
         run: |
           
diff --git a/changedetectionio/__init__.py b/changedetectionio/__init__.py
index c8fc71bc..5015dc86 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/__init__.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/__init__.py
@@ -123,6 +123,20 @@ def main():
         if opt == '-l':
             logger_level = int(arg) if arg.isdigit() else arg.upper()
 
+
+    logger.success(f"changedetection.io version {get_version()} starting.")
+    # Launch using SocketIO run method for proper integration (if enabled)
+    ssl_cert_file = os.getenv("SSL_CERT_FILE", 'cert.pem')
+    ssl_privkey_file = os.getenv("SSL_PRIVKEY_FILE", 'privkey.pem')
+    if os.getenv("SSL_CERT_FILE") and os.getenv("SSL_PRIVKEY_FILE"):
+        ssl_mode = True
+
+    # SSL mode could have been set by -s too, therefor fallback to default values
+    if ssl_mode:
+        if not os.path.isfile(ssl_cert_file) or not os.path.isfile(ssl_privkey_file):
+            logger.critical(f"Cannot start SSL/HTTPS mode, Please be sure that {ssl_cert_file}' and '{ssl_privkey_file}' exist in in {os.getcwd()}")
+            os._exit(2)
+
     # Without this, a logger will be duplicated
     logger.remove()
     try:
@@ -222,19 +236,19 @@ def main():
 
 
     # SocketIO instance is already initialized in flask_app.py
-
-    # Launch using SocketIO run method for proper integration (if enabled)
     if socketio_server:
         if ssl_mode:
-            socketio.run(app, host=host, port=int(port), debug=False, 
-                        certfile='cert.pem', keyfile='privkey.pem', allow_unsafe_werkzeug=True)
+            logger.success(f"SSL mode enabled, attempting to start with '{ssl_cert_file}' and '{ssl_privkey_file}' in {os.getcwd()}")
+            socketio.run(app, host=host, port=int(port), debug=False,
+                         ssl_context=(ssl_cert_file, ssl_privkey_file), allow_unsafe_werkzeug=True)
         else:
             socketio.run(app, host=host, port=int(port), debug=False, allow_unsafe_werkzeug=True)
     else:
         # Run Flask app without Socket.IO if disabled
         logger.info("Starting Flask app without Socket.IO server")
         if ssl_mode:
-            app.run(host=host, port=int(port), debug=False, 
-                   ssl_context=('cert.pem', 'privkey.pem'))
+            logger.success(f"SSL mode enabled, attempting to start with '{ssl_cert_file}' and '{ssl_privkey_file}' in {os.getcwd()}")
+            app.run(host=host, port=int(port), debug=False,
+                    ssl_context=(ssl_cert_file, ssl_privkey_file))
         else:
             app.run(host=host, port=int(port), debug=False)
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b796f263..e8b1f626 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ services:
   #        Maximum height of screenshots, default is 16000 px, screenshots will be clipped to this if exceeded.
   #        RAM usage will be higher if you increase this.
   #      - SCREENSHOT_MAX_HEIGHT=16000
+  #
+  #        HTTPS SSL Mode for webserver, unset both of these, you may need to volume mount these files also.
+  #        ./cert.pem:/app/cert.pem and ./privkey.pem:/app/privkey.pem
+  #      - SSL_CERT_FILE=cert.pem
+  #      - SSL_PRIVKEY_FILE=privkey.pem
   
       # Comment out ports: when using behind a reverse proxy , enable networks: etc.
       ports: