diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb
index d521d1497..99b1d58c3 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/recipes/daemontools.rb
@@ -65,8 +65,17 @@ execute "executable" do
 end
 
 execute "resque worker run" do
-  command "mkdir -p /service/resque_worker && echo '#!/bin/sh' > /service/resque_worker/run && echo 'cd /usr/local/app/diaspora && RAILS_ENV=production QUEUE=* exec /usr/local/bin/bundle exec /usr/local/bin/rake resque:work' >> /service/resque_worker/run"
+  command "mkdir -p /service/resque_worker && echo '#!/bin/sh' > /service/resque_worker/run && echo 'RAILS_ENV=production QUEUE=* HOME=/usr/local/app/diaspora exec /usr/local/bin/rake resque:work' >> /service/resque_worker/run"
 end
+
 execute "executable" do
   command "chmod -R 755 /service/resque_worker"
 end
+
+execute "resque web run" do
+  command "mkdir -p /service/resque_web && echo '#!/bin/sh' > /service/resque_web/run && echo 'exec resque-web' >> /service/resque_worker/run"
+end
+
+execute "executable" do
+  command "chmod -R 755 /service/resque_web"
+end
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb b/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
index e45f2bcf7..3c2d18eab 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/common/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -87,6 +87,17 @@ http {
      break;
    }
  }
+  server {
+
+   listen       443;
+   server_name  <%= @url %> resque.<%= @url %>;
+
+   ssl on;
+   ssl_certificate      <%= @cert_location %>;
+   ssl_certificate_key  <%= @key_location %>;
+
+   proxy_pass localhost:5678
+  }
 
  error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
  location = /50x.html {