diff --git a/net-misc/gmid/files/gmid.conf b/net-misc/gmid/files/gmid.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9b298c2a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net-misc/gmid/files/gmid.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+user "gemini" # drop privileges
+
+server "localhost" {
+  root "/var/gemini/localhost"
+  auto index on
+  cert "/etc/ssl/gmid/gmid.crt"
+  key "/etc/ssl/gmid/gmid.key"
+}
diff --git a/net-misc/gmid/files/gmid.confd b/net-misc/gmid/files/gmid.confd
index 62027f6a49..497ddb58ec 100644
--- a/net-misc/gmid/files/gmid.confd
+++ b/net-misc/gmid/files/gmid.confd
@@ -2,12 +2,3 @@
 
 # Configuration file
 #GMID_CONFIGFILE="/etc/gmid/gmid.conf"
-
-# PID file
-#GMID_PIDFILE="/var/run/gmid.pid"
-
-# User to run gmid as
-#GMID_USER="gemini"
-
-# Group to run gmid as
-#GMID_GROUP="gemini"
diff --git a/net-misc/gmid/files/gmid.initd b/net-misc/gmid/files/gmid.initd
index dfe3b0009b..6607c7d2fb 100644
--- a/net-misc/gmid/files/gmid.initd
+++ b/net-misc/gmid/files/gmid.initd
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ description_reload="Reload the gmid configuration without losing connections."
 GMID_CONFIGFILE=${GMID_CONFIGFILE:-/etc/gmid/gmid.conf}
 
 command="/usr/bin/gmid"
-command_args="-c \"${GMID_CONFIGFILE}\""
-pidfile=${GMID_PIDFILE:-/var/run/gmid.pid}
-user=${GMID_USER:-gemini}
-group=${GMID_GROUP:-gemini}
+command_args="-c \"${GMID_CONFIGFILE}\" -f"
+command_background=1
+pidfile="/var/run/gmid.pid"
 
 depend() {
 	need net
diff --git a/net-misc/gmid/gmid-1.6.ebuild b/net-misc/gmid/gmid-1.6.ebuild
index da3b22779b..3e844bfecc 100644
--- a/net-misc/gmid/gmid-1.6.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/gmid/gmid-1.6.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit toolchain-funcs
+SSL_DEPS_SKIP=1
+SSL_DAYS=36500
+
+inherit ssl-cert toolchain-funcs
 
 DESCRIPTION="simple and secure Gemini server"
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.omarpolo.com/pages/gmid.html"
@@ -53,13 +56,23 @@ src_configure() {
 src_install() {
 	default
 
+	dodir /etc/gmid
+	cp "${FILESDIR}"/gmid.conf "${ED}"/etc/gmid/gmid.conf || die
+
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/gmid.initd gmid
 	newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/gmid.confd gmid
+
+	keepdir /var/gemini/localhost
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
+	if [[ ! -f "${EROOT}"/etc/ssl/${PN}/${PN}.key ]]; then
+		install_cert /etc/ssl/${PN}/${PN}
+		chown gemini:gemini "${EROOT}"/etc/ssl/${PN}/${PN}.{crt,csr,key,pem}
+	fi
+
 	einfo "This gemini server can be run as a user with zero configuration.\n"
 	einfo "In order to use it with the init service you will need to generate a"
-	einfo "self-signed TLS certificate and key and set up the configuration"
+	einfo "self-signed TLS certificate and a key and set up the configuration"
 	einfo "file (see man 1 gmid for details)."
 }
diff --git a/net-misc/gmid/gmid-9999.ebuild b/net-misc/gmid/gmid-9999.ebuild
index da3b22779b..3e844bfecc 100644
--- a/net-misc/gmid/gmid-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-misc/gmid/gmid-9999.ebuild
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 
 EAPI=7
 
-inherit toolchain-funcs
+SSL_DEPS_SKIP=1
+SSL_DAYS=36500
+
+inherit ssl-cert toolchain-funcs
 
 DESCRIPTION="simple and secure Gemini server"
 HOMEPAGE="https://www.omarpolo.com/pages/gmid.html"
@@ -53,13 +56,23 @@ src_configure() {
 src_install() {
 	default
 
+	dodir /etc/gmid
+	cp "${FILESDIR}"/gmid.conf "${ED}"/etc/gmid/gmid.conf || die
+
 	newinitd "${FILESDIR}"/gmid.initd gmid
 	newconfd "${FILESDIR}"/gmid.confd gmid
+
+	keepdir /var/gemini/localhost
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
+	if [[ ! -f "${EROOT}"/etc/ssl/${PN}/${PN}.key ]]; then
+		install_cert /etc/ssl/${PN}/${PN}
+		chown gemini:gemini "${EROOT}"/etc/ssl/${PN}/${PN}.{crt,csr,key,pem}
+	fi
+
 	einfo "This gemini server can be run as a user with zero configuration.\n"
 	einfo "In order to use it with the init service you will need to generate a"
-	einfo "self-signed TLS certificate and key and set up the configuration"
+	einfo "self-signed TLS certificate and a key and set up the configuration"
 	einfo "file (see man 1 gmid for details)."
 }