SSL certificate from GoDaddy on NodeJS and express not working

Question

I have a NodeJs Application running with express. I have been trying to integrate an SSL certificate but I keep having the same error: Error: error:0906D06C:PEM routines:PEM_read_bio:no start line.

I have tried some solutions I found on stackOverflow like

if (process.env.SSL_PRIVATE_KEY  && process.env.SSL_CERTIFICATE) {
      server = require('https');
      server.createServer({
        key: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('ssl/key.pem'), 'utf8'),
        cert: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('ssl/server.crt'), 'utf8'),
        ca: fs.readFileSync(path.resolve('ssl/bundle.crt'), 'utf8'),
        requestCert: false,
        rejectUnauthorized: false
    
      }, app).listen(app.get('port'), function () {
        console.log('Express server listening on https://localhost:' + app.get('port'));
      });
    } else {
      server = require('http');
      server.createServer(app).listen(app.get('port'), function () {
        console.log('Express server listening on http://localhost:' + app.get('port'));
      });

But none seem to work. My main problem is that I donwloaded my certificate file from GoDaddy but I only get two.cert files. I have read in some websites how to obtain the.pem files but I keep getting the same error.

As you can see I am new at using https protocol in NodeJs.

Could you help me solve this problem?

Best regards

Answer 1

Already solved. Actually the files that GoDaddy gave me was in the wrong format, therefore I called support, they did not know how to solve it and I had to refund the money, therefore, add the HTTPS protocol with Let's Encrypt.

Answer 2

From godaddy, you will have 5 file: 1- Key which is in Text Format 2- CSR Text format 3- pem file 4- crt file 5- bundle crt file

What you have to do is rename the key to a.pem file then open then change the format to utf8. On Mac

• Open TextEditor
• Select open file but before opening file click on options on the bottom left
• Select UTF8 encoding
• Select the Key.pem file
• Once it opens, save it

The code with fs.ReadfileSync will work one: First is the Key file, second is the PEM file downloaded, and third is the bundle