diff --git a/.gitpod.Dockerfile b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
index 50402283..d92154a0 100644
--- a/.gitpod.Dockerfile
+++ b/.gitpod.Dockerfile
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ RUN echo 'debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive' | sudo debconf-set-sel
     && sudo apt-get clean
     
 COPY --chown=gitpod:gitpod .gp/conf/xdebug/xdebug.ini /tmp
-RUN wget http://xdebug.org/files/xdebug-3.0.2.tgz \
-    && tar -xvzf xdebug-3.0.2.tgz \
-    && cd xdebug-3.0.2 \
+RUN wget http://xdebug.org/files/xdebug-3.0.4.tgz \
+    && tar -xvzf xdebug-3.0.4.tgz \
+    && cd xdebug-3.0.4 \
     && phpize \
     && ./configure --enable-xdebug \
     && make \
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ RUN sudo bash -c ". /tmp/update-composer.sh" && rm /tmp/update-composer.sh
 
 # gitpod trick to bypass the docker caching mechanism for all lines below this one
 # just increment the value each time you want to bypass the cache system
-ENV INVALIDATE_CACHE=182
+ENV INVALIDATE_CACHE=183
 
+COPY --chown=gitpod:gitpod .gp/conf/apache/apache2.conf /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
 COPY --chown=gitpod:gitpod .gp/conf/nginx/nginx.conf /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
 COPY --chown=gitpod:gitpod .gp/bash/.bash_aliases /home/gitpod
 COPY --chown=gitpod:gitpod .gp/bash/utils.sh /tmp
diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 95215461..6b3fb346 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ tasks:
 
 vscode:
   extensions:
-    - felixfbecker.php-debug@1.14.5:xEr6zDqY853IE2HQtLtXPA==
+    - felixfbecker.php-debug@1.14.12:e02f0fde2ddd444c182ba531e8b09afd
diff --git a/.gp/bash/helpers.sh b/.gp/bash/helpers.sh
index 35967e7a..0e295391 100644
--- a/.gp/bash/helpers.sh
+++ b/.gp/bash/helpers.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #
 gls_version() {
   local hard version title file
-  hard="1.1.0"
+  hard="1.2.0"
   title="Gitpod Laravel Starter Framework"
   file="$GITPOD_REPO_ROOT"/.gp/CHANGELOG.md
   if [[ -f $file ]]; then
diff --git a/.gp/bash/init-gitpod.sh b/.gp/bash/init-gitpod.sh
index b3035eec..d4e0c827 100644
--- a/.gp/bash/init-gitpod.sh
+++ b/.gp/bash/init-gitpod.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ fi
 
 # BEGIN: Bootstrapping
 if [ ! -d "$GITPOD_REPO_ROOT/vendor" ]; then
+
+  # Handle laravel README.md
+  if [[ $(bash .gp/bash/utils.sh parse_ini_value starter.ini laravel include_readme) == 1 ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -f "$GITPOD_REPO_ROOT/README_LARAVEL.md" ]]; then 
+      mv /home/gitpod/laravel-starter/README.md "$GITPOD_REPO_ROOT/README_LARAVEL.md"
+    else
+    rm /home/gitpod/laravel-starter/README.md
+    fi
+  else
+    rm /home/gitpod/laravel-starter/README.md
+  fi
+  
   # BEGIN: rsync any new Laravel project files from the docker image to the repository
   msg="rsync $(php ~/laravel-starter/artisan --version) from ~/laravel-starter to $GITPOD_REPO_ROOT"
   log_silent "$msg" && start_spinner "$msg"
@@ -60,10 +72,9 @@ if [ ! -d "$GITPOD_REPO_ROOT/vendor" ]; then
   # END: rsync any new Laravel project files from the docker image to the repository
 
   # Move, rename or merge any project files that need it
-  [[ -f "LICENSE" && -d ".gp" ]] && mv -f LICENSE .gp/LICENSE
-  [[ -f "README.md" && -d ".gp" ]] && mv -f README.md .gp/README.md
-  [[ -f "CHANGELOG.md" && -d ".gp" ]] && mv -f CHANGELOG.md .gp/CHANGELOG.md
-  mv /home/gitpod/laravel-starter/README.md "$GITPOD_REPO_ROOT/README_LARAVEL.md"
+  [[ -f "LICENSE" && -d ".gp" && ! -f .gp/LICENSE ]] && mv -f LICENSE .gp/LICENSE
+  [[ -f "README.md" && -d ".gp" && ! -f .gp/README.md ]] && mv -f README.md .gp/README.md
+  [[ -f "CHANGELOG.md" && -d ".gp" && ! -f .gp/CHANGELOG.md ]] && mv -f CHANGELOG.md .gp/CHANGELOG.md
 
   # Remove potentially cached phpmyadmin installation if phpmyadmin should not be installed
   if [ "$(bash .gp/bash/utils.sh parse_ini_value starter.ini phpmyadmin install)" == 0 ]; then
diff --git a/.gp/bash/open-preview.sh b/.gp/bash/open-preview.sh
index ddf54ea9..7368af3c 100644
--- a/.gp/bash/open-preview.sh
+++ b/.gp/bash/open-preview.sh
@@ -15,14 +15,8 @@ exit 1
 
 . .gp/bash/spinner.sh
 
-__path=
-if [[ -n  $1 ]]; then
-  if [[ ! $1 =~ \/$ ]]; then
-    __path=/$1/
-  else
-    __path=/$1
-  fi
-fi
+__path=/$1
+
 __port=$(bash .gp/bash/helpers.sh get_default_server_port)
 if [[ $(bash .gp/bash/helpers.sh is_inited) == 0 ]]; then
   . .gp/bash/spinner.sh &&
diff --git a/.gp/conf/apache/apache2.conf b/.gp/conf/apache/apache2.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..723344f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gp/conf/apache/apache2.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Apache httpd v2.4 minimal configuration
+# see https://wiki.apache.org/httpd/Minimal_Config for documentation
+
+ServerRoot ${GITPOD_REPO_ROOT}
+
+PidFile ${APACHE_PID_FILE}
+User ${APACHE_RUN_USER}
+Group ${APACHE_RUN_GROUP}
+
+# Modules as installed/activated via apt-get
+IncludeOptional /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/*.load
+IncludeOptional /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/*.conf
+
+# BEGIN: Configure hostname and port for server
+
+# Bugfix https://github.com/apolopena/gitpod-laravel-starter/issues/134
+ServerName https://localhost
+
+Listen *:8001
+# END: Configure hostname and port for server
+
+# Configure Logging
+LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b" common
+CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log common
+ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
+
+# Never change this block
+<Directory />
+    AllowOverride None
+    Require all denied
+</Directory>
+
+# Direcrory and files to be served
+DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php
+DocumentRoot "${GITPOD_REPO_ROOT}/${APACHE_DOCROOT_IN_REPO}"
+<Directory "${GITPOD_REPO_ROOT}/${APACHE_DOCROOT_IN_REPO}">
+    AllowOverride all
+    Require all granted
+</Directory>
+
+# Include conf installed via apt-get
+IncludeOptional /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/*.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gp/conf/nginx/nginx.conf b/.gp/conf/nginx/nginx.conf
index aa2080e9..234f186d 100644
--- a/.gp/conf/nginx/nginx.conf
+++ b/.gp/conf/nginx/nginx.conf
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ http {
       index index.html index.htm index.php;
       # Bugfix: https://github.com/apolopena/gitpod-laravel-starter/issues/96
       # Rewrite urls that dont have a trailing slash to have a trailing slash thus bypassing redirection.
+      # Bugfix: https://github.com/apolopena/gitpod-laravel-starter/issues/131
+      # force rewrite to use https in order to bypass mixed content errors when in an iframe
       if (-d $request_filename) {
-        rewrite [^/]$ $scheme://$http_host$uri/ permanent;
+        rewrite [^/]$ https://$http_host$uri/ permanent;
       }
       try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php$is_args$args;
     }
diff --git a/starter.ini b/starter.ini
index b74ba534..be4db393 100644
--- a/starter.ini
+++ b/starter.ini
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ future_release=
 version=8.*
 # allow_mixed_web
 # Valid values are 0 (off) or 1 (on). Only turn this off if you know what you are doing.
+# Default value is 1
 # Allows for mixed content on the same domain by converting all http requests to https in routes/web.php
 # Also forces all web routed urls to use the value set for APP_URL in .env
-allow_mixed_web=1
\ No newline at end of file
+allow_mixed_web=1
+# include_readme
+# Valid values are 0 (omit LARAVEL_README.md) or 1 (include LARAVEL_README.md).
+# Default value is 0
+# Allows for the ability to include or omit the LARAVEL_README.md file from your project root
+# This directive is ignored if LARAVEL_READEME.md is already in the project root and is in version control
+include_readme=0
\ No newline at end of file