Node.js Securing Node.js applications Secure express.js 3 Application
Example
The configuration to make a secure connection using express.js (Since version 3):
var fs = require('fs');
var http = require('http');
var https = require('https');
var privateKey = fs.readFileSync('sslcert/server.key', 'utf8');
var certificate = fs.readFileSync('sslcert/server.crt', 'utf8');
// Define your key and cert
var credentials = {key: privateKey, cert: certificate};
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
// your express configuration here
var httpServer = http.createServer(app);
var httpsServer = https.createServer(credentials, app);
// Using port 8080 for http and 8443 for https
httpServer.listen(8080);
httpsServer.listen(8443);
In that way you provide express middleware to the native http/https server
If you want your app running on ports below 1024, you will need to use sudo command (not recommended) or use a reverse proxy (e.g. nginx, haproxy).
