node-https-proxy.js

var fs = require('fs');
var http = require('http');
var httpProxy = require('http-proxy');

var pidfile = process.argv[2];
if (!pidfile)
{
        console.log('Missing pidfile (first argument)');
        process.exit(1);
}

var logfile = process.argv[3];
if (!logfile)
{
        console.log('Missing pidfile (second argument)');
        process.exit(1);
}

var logStream = fs.createWriteStream(logfile, {flags: 'a'});
process.__defineGetter__("stdout", function()
{
        return logStream; 
});
process.__defineGetter__("stderr", function()
{
        return logStream; 
}); 

require('daemon')();

console.log('*** Starting');

fs.writeFileSync(pidfile, process.pid);
process.on('exit', function() { try{fs.unlinkSync(pidfile);} catch(err){} });
process.on('SIGINT', function() { fs.unlinkSync(pidfile); process.exit(0); });
process.on('TERM', function() { fs.unlinkSync(pidfile); process.exit(0); });

var server = httpProxy.createServer({
        https: {
                key: fs.readFileSync('/var/node-https-proxy/somewebsite-key.pem', 'utf8'),
                cert: fs.readFileSync('/var/node-https-proxy/somewebsite-cert.pem', 'utf8'),
                ca: fs.readFileSync('/var/node-https-proxy/GandiStandardSSLCA.pem', 'utf8')
        },
        target : {
                port : 80, 
                host : 'localhost'
        },
        enable : {
                xforward: true // enables X-Forwarded-For
        }
});

server.listen(443);