Express + CloudFlare with SSL

Question

I have an express app freshly created using express appName . I've changed the port to 443. The domain is under CloudFlare's proxy with SSL enabled. When I go to the website though, I get the CloudFlare page Web server is down instead of seeing the express index page.

How can I make Express work with CloudFlare's SSL?

Answer 1

There are two options:

• You need to alter your app such that it is able to accept HTTPS connections instead of HTTP. You can do this by using the HTTPS library instead of HTTP.
• You can switch to Flexible SSL instead of Full, but this is not recommended for a lot of applications as it means the connection from Cloudflare's Edge to your Origin is unencrypted.