unable to get local issuer certificate when uploading files to S3 from localhost using CMS project

[pchebro]

Preflight Checklist

• I have completed all Troubleshooting Steps.
• I'm on the latest version of Directus.
• There's no other issue that already describes my problem.

Describe the Bug

I'm getting below error when uploading images from my localhost (http://localhost:8055/admin/files)

Error: unable to get local issuer certificate
at TLSSocket.onConnectSecure (_tls_wrap.js:1514:34)
at TLSSocket.emit (events.js:400:28)
at TLSSocket.emit (domain.js:470:12)
at TLSSocket._finishInit (_tls_wrap.js:936:8)
at TLSWrap.ssl.onhandshakedone (_tls_wrap.js:708:12)
at handleError (C:\Users\n0200752\Portal\surety-portal-cms\node_modules@directus\drive-s3\dist\AmazonWebServicesS3Storage.js:19:20)
at AmazonWebServicesS3Storage.getStat (C:\Users\n0200752\Portal\surety-portal-cms\node_modules@directus\drive-s3\dist\AmazonWebServicesS3Storage.js:162:19)
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:95:5)

To Reproduce

Browse and try to upload file under /admin/files

Errors Shown

{
"errors": [
{
"message": "E_UNKNOWN: An unknown error happened with the file 1f2df5f3-1f11-47f4-994d-07a653892e78.png.\n\nError code: NetworkingError\nOriginal stack:\nError: unable to get local issuer certificate\n at TLSSocket.onConnectSecure (_tls_wrap.js:1514:34)\n at TLSSocket.emit (events.js:400:28)\n at TLSSocket.emit (domain.js:470:12)\n at TLSSocket._finishInit (_tls_wrap.js:936:8)\n at TLSWrap.ssl.onhandshakedone (_tls_wrap.js:708:12)",
"extensions": {
"code": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR"
}
}
]
}

What version of Directus are you using?

9.0.0-rc.64

What version of Node.js are you using?

14.17.6

What database are you using?

MySQL

What browser are you using?

Chrome

What operating system are you using?

Windows 10

How are you deploying Directus?

running locally

[rijkvanzanten]

Please update to the latest version of Directus. If the problem still persists on the latest version, we can reopen and continue investigating 👍🏻