nodejs - SSL for localhost

Readme.md

SLL for nodejs app on localhost

Pre requisites

• Visit and install mkcert: https://github.com/FiloSottile/mkcert
• nodejs app like example

install

• create security folder

mkdir security

cd ./security

• create certificates and set the password

mkcert -install

mkcert -key-file key.pem -cert-file cert.pem localhost

• run the node app and access: https://localhost:3000

index.js

const express = require('express')
const app = express()
const https = require('https')
const fs = require('fs')
const port = 3000

app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  res.send('WORKING!')
})

// create certificate on ./security folder
const httpsOptions = {
  key: fs.readFileSync('./security/key.pem'), 
  cert: fs.readFileSync('./security/cert.pem')
}

const server = https.createServer(httpsOptions, app).listen(port, () => {
  console.log('server running at ' + port)
})