Introduce USE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER environment variable

[abhinavmsra]

Summary

This PR introduces USE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER environment variable to the project.

When set to true, this variable enables the use of the HTTP_X_FORWARDED_PROTO header for secure request detection in case the application is behind a proxy. This helps control Django's is_secure() method behavior, in scenarios where SSL termination occurs at the proxy level.

Changes:

• added USE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER to the .dev.env file with documentation.
• update settings.py file to conditionally set SECURE_PROXY_SSL_HEADER settings.

These changes are backward compatible and should not affect existing deployments unless the environment variable is explicitly set.

Links

• Reported Issue: "Schemes=http" when domain name configured #634
• Django: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/ref/settings/#secure-proxy-ssl-header

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[fmrsabino]

Left a small comment but looks good! Thanks for the contribution.

[fmrsabino]

Thank you for the contribution! 👏