NGINX redirect all https traffic to http

Question

In nginx, is it possible to redirect all https requests to http? I know that I can do a rewrite rule but would it be possible to do this without having to create certificates/private keys on the nginx servers for port 443?

I need this for a web server that will only host static content on http...

Thanks a lot

Answer 1

For the browser to receive the redirect, TLS connection should already have been made, so this is not possible - you should set up valid certificates (no need for premium extended validation, free ones from letsencrypt are enough).

Also if previously there was a strict-transport-security header (HSTS) you probably want to set it to max-age=0 while redirecting, otherwise browsers will keep trying https