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Testing SSL (self-signed cert)
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Easy option (self-signed cert)

  1. Install local-ssl-proxy:

    npm install local-ssl-proxy

  2. Start local-ssl-proxy on port 443:

    sudo local-ssl-proxy --source 443 --target 80

  3. Set API to point to HTTPS by changing .env:

    API_URL=https://localhost/api

  4. Start HTTP client on port 80 (edit .env to set PORT=80)

    sudo npm start

  5. You must visit the secure endpoint in your browser and accept the self-signed certificate. In Chrome, visit https://localhost/, click "ADVANCED" and then "Proceed to localhost (unsafe)".

  6. Then the HTTP endpoint at http://localhost/ will be able to make Ajax requests through the HTTPS proxy.

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Hi - I found that I needed to install local-ssl-proxy globally (not as a local package) for this to work.

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