create-react-app: how to use https instead of http?

Question

I was wondering if anyone knows how to use https on dev for the \'create-react-app\' environment. I can\'t see anything about that in the README or quick googling. I just wa

Answer 1

You can edit your package.json scripts section to read:

"scripts": { "start": "set HTTPS=true&&react-scripts start", ... }

or just run set HTTPS=true&&npm start

Just a sidenote, for me, making this change breaks hot reloading for some reason....

-- Note: OS === Windows 10 64-Bit

Answer 2

I could not get that to work (setting HTTPS=true), instead, i used

react-https-redirect

A simple wrapper around your App component.

Answer 3

I am using Windows 10 latest build with Windows Insider Program till this date.

It seems like there are three cases while using Windows 10:

1. Windows 10 with CMD command line for your NPM

set HTTPS=true&&npm start

2. Windows 10 with PowerShell command line for your NPM

set HTTPS=true&&npm start

3. Windows 10 with Linux Bash command line for your NPM ( My Case was this )

HTTPS=true npm start

Documentation: Create react app dev

Answer 4

Edit your package.json file and change the starting scripts for starting your secures domain. for example https

 {
  "name": "social-login",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "^16.4.1",
    "react-dom": "^16.4.1",
    "react-facebook-login": "^4.0.1",
    "react-google-login": "^3.2.1",
    "react-scripts": "1.1.4"
  },
  "scripts": {
    // update this line "start": "HTTPS=true react-scripts start",
    "start": "set HTTPS=true&&react-scripts start",
    "build": "react-scripts build",
    "test": "react-scripts test --env=jsdom",
    "eject": "react-scripts eject"
  }
}

thanks

Answer 5

might need to Install self-signed CA chain on both server and browser. Difference between self-signed CA and self-signed certificate

Answer 6

I think it is worth to mention to set PORT=443, default HTTPS standard port. You can avoid to attach :PORT at the end of the address every time.

My package.json is like (tested from Ubuntu Server 18.04):

{
  ...
  "scripts": {
    "start": "HTTPS=true PORT=443 react-scripts start",
    "build": "react-scripts build",
    "test": "react-scripts test",
    "eject": "react-scripts eject"
  },
  ...
}