Using https and http on a node.js server

I think I'm getting close to running my app as both http and https.

In webfaction, I already have my node.js application up and running on the domain.
In the control panel, I created a second website that also uses this application but with https
I have my ssl certificate and key installed on my server.
I have both http.createServer... and tls.createServer running, each with a different port.

So I now have the app running on two ports, one for http and the other for https.

Do I have to create a duplicate application (and deploy to both separately) for the https app now?

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asked 13 Aug '14, 18:39

vegan
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We do all of our SSL negotiation on the front-end Nginx server, so you don't need to run Node as SSL on the back-end. Just use http.createServer on your assigned port and run the same app on both the HTTP and HTTPS sites.

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answered 13 Aug '14, 18:54

seanf
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Does WF include a key and cert for my domain?

(13 Aug '14, 19:20) vegan

We have a shared *.webfaction.com certificate that will be used if you do not provide your own certificate and key. Please note that if you want to use your own certificate and key, then you need to open a ticket so that we can configure the web server to use it.

(13 Aug '14, 19:38) seanf

When I do this, it says the url does not match the domain, and it's looking for *.webfaction.com

(13 Aug '14, 19:52) vegan

That is the expected behavior. "*.webfaction.com" does not match your domain, so you get the warning about the mismatch. If you have a certificate for your domain and want to use it, then please open a support ticket so that we can install it for you.

(13 Aug '14, 19:55) seanf

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