https-localhost

const httpsLocalhost = require("https-localhost"); const app = httpsLocalhost(); // Creates an Express app with local HTTPS const port = process.env.PORT || 4433; // Default to 443 for HTTPS, using 4433 to avoid root permissions // Create a 'public' directory and add some static files for testing // e.g., echo '<h1>Hello, HTTPS!</h1>' > public/index.html // Serve static files from a 'public' directory // Ensure 'public' directory exists in your project root for this to work app.serve(`${__dirname}/public`); // Optionally redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS (on the same port by default) // app.redirect(); app.listen(port, () => { console.log(`HTTPS server listening on https://localhost:${port}`); console.log(`Serving static files from ${__dirname}/public`); }); // Example of creating certificates for an additional domain and using them directly async function demonstrateCustomCerts() { // Pass a domain string to the main function to generate certificates for it const customHttpsServer = httpsLocalhost("mycustomdomain.com"); try { const customCerts = await customHttpsServer.getCerts(); console.log("\nCustom certificates generated for mycustomdomain.com:"); console.log(" Certificate present:", !!customCerts.cert); console.log(" Key present:", !!customCerts.key); // You can now use customCerts with Node's native https.createServer // Example: https.createServer(customCerts, someOtherApp).listen(8443); } catch (error) { console.error("Error generating custom certificates:", error.message); } } demonstrateCustomCerts();