https server (replacement of python -m http.server)

https_server.py

""" Three steps to make an https alternative to python -m http.server @kkt

1. shell command to  generate the files: certificate.pem and key.pem
$ openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout key.pem -x509 -days 365 -out certificate.pem

2. Host the server

3. Add to $PATH
"""

"""2. Host https server"""
import http.server
import ssl

# Specify the path to your SSL certificate and private key
certfile = "/path/to/certificate.pem"
keyfile = "/path/to/key.pem"

# Specify the server address and port
server_address = ('localhost', 8443)

# Create an HTTP server with SSL support
httpd = http.server.HTTPServer(server_address, http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)

# Wrap the socket with SSL
httpd.socket = ssl.wrap_socket(httpd.socket, certfile=certfile, keyfile=keyfile, server_side=True)

# Start the server
print(f"Starting HTTPS server on {server_address[0]}:{server_address[1]}...")
httpd.serve_forever()



"""3. Add to path
save the file as https_server.py

make a bash file in ~/bin: $ nano https.sh
Add the line python /path/to/https_server.py

$chmod +x https.sh

Assuming ~/bin is in $PATH
"""