How to upload files via https in node.js?

Question

Node.js

Good afternoon.

I have a node.js application running on Heroku. I recently switched to https, after which all my applications are also loaded through it. All styles and js are in the public folder. I need files from it to be taken via https, otherwise the error "there is unprotected content on the page" occurs. In config.js I have this:

// This file handles the configuration of the app.
// It is required by app.js
 
var express = require('express');
 
module.exports = function(app, io){
 
    // Set .html as the default template extension
    app.set('view engine', 'html');
 
    // Initialize the ejs template engine
    app.engine('html', require('ejs').renderFile);
 
    // Tell express where it can find the templates
    app.set('views', __dirname + '/views');
 
    // Make the files in the public folder available to the world
    app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));
 
    // Hiding log messages from socket.io. Comment to show everything.
    io.set('log level', 1);
 
};

Obviously, the line is responsible for the files we need. What can I change here to upload files via https? Thank you. app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

Answer 1

Do you have URLs to static files in your templates via https:// ? As far as I know, by default, all content should be served via https.
I would advise you not to serve static directly through node.js, but to use a reverse proxy (for example, Nginx) for this purpose.