diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c41d9027c..ab90305f3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 List of changes for this repo, including `atomic-cli`, `atomic-server` and `atomic-lib`.
 By far most changes relate to `atomic-server`, so if not specified, assume the changes are relevant only for the server.
 
+## v0.27.2
+
+- Make HTTPS optional #192
+
 ## v0.27.1
 
 - Fix bootstrapping issue #193
diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index 0d0d86360..b3e64146f 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ repository = "https://github.com/joepio/atomic-data-rust"
 version = "0.27.1"
 
 [dependencies]
-acme-lib = "0.8.1"
+acme-lib = {version = "0.8.1", optional = true}
 actix = "0.10.0"
 actix-cors = "0.5.4"
 actix-files = "0.5.0"
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ log = "0.4.11"
 open = {version = "2.0.1", optional = true}
 promptly = "0.3.0"
 regex = "1.4.2"
-rustls = "0.18.1"
+rustls = {version = "0.18.1", optional = true}
 serde = {version = "1.0.118", features = ["derive"]}
 serde_json = "1.0.60"
 tokio = {version = "1.4.0", features = ["time"]}
 tray-item = {version = "0.4.0-alpha", optional = true}
 
 [features]
+default = ["https"]
 desktop = ["tray-item", "open"]
+https = ["acme-lib", "rustls"]
diff --git a/server/README.md b/server/README.md
index 758c3a310..21d5af7fa 100644
--- a/server/README.md
+++ b/server/README.md
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ cp default.env .env
 cargo run
 # Or tun the extra-cool desktop version with a presence in your app tray
 cargo run --features desktop
+# If you don't need HTTPS (or don't have OpenSSL available on your device)
+cargo run --no-default-features
 ```
 
 Troubleshooting compiling from source:
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index ea9b13af0..0b8a9e366 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mod content_types;
 mod errors;
 mod handlers;
 mod helpers;
+#[cfg(feature = "https")]
 mod https;
 mod jsonerrors;
 mod process;
diff --git a/server/src/serve.rs b/server/src/serve.rs
index 93b7bb7dd..1888fd22b 100644
--- a/server/src/serve.rs
+++ b/server/src/serve.rs
@@ -58,20 +58,28 @@ pub async fn serve(config: crate::config::Config) -> AtomicResult<()> {
     let message = format!("{}\n\nVisit {}\n\n", BANNER, config.local_base_url);
 
     if config.opts.https {
-        // If there is no certificate file, or the certs are too old, start HTTPS initialization
-        if std::fs::File::open(&config.cert_path).is_err() || crate::https::check_expiration_certs()
-        {
-            crate::https::cert_init_server(&config).await?;
+        if cfg!(feature = "https") {
+            #[cfg(feature = "https")]
+            {
+                // If there is no certificate file, or the certs are too old, start HTTPS initialization
+                if std::fs::File::open(&config.cert_path).is_err()
+                    || crate::https::check_expiration_certs()
+                {
+                    crate::https::cert_init_server(&config).await?;
+                }
+                let https_config = crate::https::get_https_config(&config)
+                    .expect("HTTPS TLS Configuration with Let's Encrypt failed.");
+                let endpoint = format!("{}:{}", config.opts.ip, config.opts.port_https);
+                println!("{}", message);
+                server
+                    .bind_rustls(&endpoint, https_config)
+                    .expect(&*format!("Cannot bind to endpoint {}", &endpoint))
+                    .run()
+                    .await?;
+            }
+        } else {
+            return Err("The HTTPS feature has been disabled for this build. Please compile atomic-server with the HTTP feature. `cargo install atomic-server`".into());
         }
-        let https_config = crate::https::get_https_config(&config)
-            .expect("HTTPS TLS Configuration with Let's Encrypt failed.");
-        let endpoint = format!("{}:{}", config.opts.ip, config.opts.port_https);
-        println!("{}", message);
-        server
-            .bind_rustls(&endpoint, https_config)
-            .expect(&*format!("Cannot bind to endpoint {}", &endpoint))
-            .run()
-            .await?;
     } else {
         let endpoint = format!("{}:{}", config.opts.ip, config.opts.port);
         println!("{}", message);