HTTPS node server

server.js

var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var fs = require('fs');
var https = require('https');

var key = fs.readFileSync('key.pem');
var cert = fs.readFileSync( 'cert.pem' );



var options = {
  key: key,
  cert: cert,
  passphrase: 'benny'
};

app.use('/',(req, res) => {
  res.writeHead(200);
  res.end('hello world\n');
});



https.createServer(options, app).listen(443);

openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem -days 365

To be able to serve a site on HTTPS from localhost you need to create a self-signed certificate.

A self-signed certificate will be enough to establish a secure HTTPS connection. For development purposes, I am using a self-signed certificate to achieve this.