diff --git a/nginx_conf/ssl/README.md b/nginx_conf/README.md
similarity index 61%
rename from nginx_conf/ssl/README.md
rename to nginx_conf/README.md
index e6233613..aef42766 100644
--- a/nginx_conf/ssl/README.md
+++ b/nginx_conf/README.md
@@ -20,4 +20,15 @@ nginx_conf/
 
 In case you want to use a self-signed certificate we provided a script to generate one.
 
-Execute `bash generate-self-signed-cert.sh` on this same directory and the right files will be generated. You must have installed `openssl` locally.
+Execute `bash generate-self-signed-cert.sh` inside the `ssl` directory and it will be generated. You must install `openssl` first.
+
+
+### Setup Basic Authentication
+
+The nginx configuration expects the file `kibana.htpasswd`.
+
+This file can be generated with the `htpasswd` command.
+
+```bash
+htpasswd -c kibana.htpasswd username
+```
diff --git a/nginx_conf/kibana.htpasswd b/nginx_conf/kibana.htpasswd
deleted file mode 100644
index 5008c153..00000000
--- a/nginx_conf/kibana.htpasswd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-foo:$apr1$WwUDPA87$v9Bj8DS5KF9u1wBTtHH.A/
diff --git a/nginx_conf/ssl/generate-self-signed-cert.sh b/nginx_conf/ssl/generate-self-signed-cert.sh
index cf0a56f0..f30fd69d 100644
--- a/nginx_conf/ssl/generate-self-signed-cert.sh
+++ b/nginx_conf/ssl/generate-self-signed-cert.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
+cd $DIR
+
 if [ -s kibana-access.key ]
 then
     echo "Aborting. Certificate already exists"