Add SSL support to WebSocket server

[sajinshrestha]

I'm trying to use LiveReactload over https but can't get it to work. Console shows the server is up and listening correctly.

[21:25:10.091] LiveReactload :: Reload server up and listening in port 4474...

browser console error:

LiveReactload :: LiveReactLoad transform detected. Ready to rock!
card.js:37 WebSocket connection to 'wss://example.com:4474/' failed: Error in connection establishment: net::ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED

npm script:

watchify index.jsx -t babelify -p [ livereactload --host='example.com' ] -o static/bundle.js

Any ideas on how I can troubleshoot this?

[sajinshrestha]

I'm guessing I need to pass tls certificates to ws server, but not sure.

[milankinen]

Hmmm. The current implementation doesn't support certificates ATM but I think it wouldn't be so hard to implement by following e.g. this tutorial: http://www.chovy.com/web-development/self-signed-certs-with-secure-websockets-in-node-js

I have unfortunately so little time for open source at the moment so PR's are more than welcome! 😄

Perhaps CLI options --ssl-cert <certFilename> and --ssl-key <privateKeyFilename> could do the job?

• If both of them are given, then the backend could use HTTPS
• If only either of them is defined, then error/warning is displayed
• If neither of them is defined, then use the current implementation

[sajinshrestha]

Thanks, @milankinen. I'll give it a try.