diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abd3a2e..c6ae5b0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ Catalogd helps customers discover installable content by hosting catalog metadat
 [![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/624043.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/624043)
 
 ## Quickstart Steps
-**NOTE:** Procedure steps marked with an asterisk (`*`) are likely to change with future API updates.
+Procedure steps marked with an asterisk (`*`) are likely to change with future API updates.
+
+**NOTE:** The examples below use the `-k` flag in curl to skip validating the TLS certificates. This is for demonstration purposes only.
 
 1. To install catalogd, navigate to the [releases](https://github.com/operator-framework/catalogd/releases/) page, and follow the install instructions included in the release you want to install.
 
@@ -95,13 +97,13 @@ Catalogd helps customers discover installable content by hosting catalog metadat
 
 1. Port forward the `catalogd-catalogserver` service in the `catalogd-system` namespace:
     ```sh
-    $ kubectl -n catalogd-system port-forward svc/catalogd-catalogserver 8080:80
+    $ kubectl -n catalogd-system port-forward svc/catalogd-catalogserver 8080:443
     ```
 
 1. Run the following command to get a list of packages:
 
     ```sh
-    $ curl http://localhost:8080/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json | jq -s '.[] | select(.schema == "olm.package") | .name'
+    $ curl -k https://localhost:8080/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json | jq -s '.[] | select(.schema == "olm.package") | .name'
     ```
 
     *Example output*
@@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ Catalogd helps customers discover installable content by hosting catalog metadat
 1. Run the following command to get a list of channels for the `ack-acm-controller` package:
 
     ```sh
-    $ curl http://localhost:8080/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json | jq -s '.[] | select(.schema == "olm.channel") | select(.package == "ack-acm-controller") | .name'
+    $ curl -k https://localhost:8080/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json | jq -s '.[] | select(.schema == "olm.channel") | select(.package == "ack-acm-controller") | .name'
     ```
 
     *Example output*
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ Catalogd helps customers discover installable content by hosting catalog metadat
 1. Run the following command to get a list of bundles belonging to the `ack-acm-controller` package:
 
     ```sh
-    $ curl http://localhost:8080/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json | jq -s '.[] | select(.schema == "olm.bundle") | select(.package == "ack-acm-controller") | .name'
+    $ curl -k https://localhost:8080/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json | jq -s '.[] | select(.schema == "olm.bundle") | select(.package == "ack-acm-controller") | .name'
     ```
     
     *Example output*
diff --git a/docs/fetching-catalog-contents.md b/docs/fetching-catalog-contents.md
index b6e9695..6c12e57 100644
--- a/docs/fetching-catalog-contents.md
+++ b/docs/fetching-catalog-contents.md
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 # Fetching `Catalog` contents from the Catalogd HTTP Server
 This document covers how to fetch the contents for a `Catalog` from the
-Catalogd HTTP Server that runs when the `HTTPServer` feature-gate is enabled
+Catalogd HTTP(S) Server that runs when the `HTTPServer` feature-gate is enabled
 (enabled by default).
 
 For example purposes we make the following assumption:
 - A `Catalog` named `operatorhubio` has been created and successfully unpacked
 (denoted in the `Catalog.Status`)
 
+**NOTE:** By default, Catalogd is configured to use TLS with self-signed certificates for demonstration purposes.
+For local development, consider skipping TLS verification, such as `curl -k`, or reference external material
+on self-signed certificate verification.
+
 `Catalog` CRs have a status.contentURL field whose value is the location where the content 
 of a catalog can be read from:
 
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@ of a catalog can be read from:
       reason: UnpackSuccessful
       status: "True"
       type: Unpacked
-    contentURL: http://catalogd-catalogserver.catalogd-system.svc/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json
+    contentURL: https://catalogd-catalogserver.catalogd-system.svc/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json
     phase: Unpacked
     resolvedSource:
       image:
@@ -34,11 +38,11 @@ object.
 
 When making a request for the contents of the `operatorhubio` `Catalog` from within
 the cluster issue a HTTP `GET` request to 
-`http://catalogd-catalogserver.catalogd-system.svc/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json`
+`https://catalogd-catalogserver.catalogd-system.svc/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json`
 
 An example command to run a `Pod` to `curl` the catalog contents:
 ```sh
-kubectl run fetcher --image=curlimages/curl:latest -- curl http://catalogd-catalogserver.catalogd-system.svc/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json
+kubectl run fetcher --image=curlimages/curl:latest -- curl https://catalogd-catalogserver.catalogd-system.svc/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json
 ```
 
 ## Off cluster
@@ -47,11 +51,11 @@ When making a request for the contents of the `operatorhubio` `Catalog` from out
 the cluster, we have to perform an extra step:
 1. Port forward the `catalogd-catalogserver` service in the `catalogd-system` namespace:
 ```sh
-kubectl -n catalogd-system port-forward svc/catalogd-catalogserver 8080:80
+kubectl -n catalogd-system port-forward svc/catalogd-catalogserver 8080:443
 ```
 
 Once the service has been successfully forwarded to a localhost port, issue a HTTP `GET`
-request to `http://localhost:8080/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json`
+request to `https://localhost:8080/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json`
 
 An example `curl` request that assumes the port-forwarding is mapped to port 8080 on the local machine:
 ```sh
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ This section outlines a way of exposing the `Catalogd` Service's endpoints outsi
 1. Run the below example `curl` request to retrieve all of the catalog contents:
 
     ```sh
-      $ curl http://<address>/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json
+      $ curl https://<address>/catalogs/operatorhubio/all.json
     ```
     
     To obtain `address` of the ingress object, you can run the below command and look for the value in the `ADDRESS` field from output: