How can I test https connections with Django as easily as I can non-https connections using 'runserver'?

Question

I have an application that uses \"secure\" cookies and want to test it\'s functionality without needing to set up a complicated SSL enabled development server. Is there any

Answer 1

Similar to django-sslserver you could use RunServerPlus from django-extensions

It has dependencies on Werkzeug (so you get access to the excellent Werkzeug debugger) and pyOpenSSL (only required for ssl mode) so to install run:

pip install django-extensions Werkzeug pyOpenSSL

Add it to INSTALLED_APPS in your projects settings.py file:

INSTALLED_APPS = (
    ...
    'django_extensions',
    ...
)

Then you can run the server in ssl mode with:

./manage.py runserver_plus --cert /tmp/cert

This will create a cert file at /tmp/cert.crt and a key file at /tmp/cert.key which can then be reused for future sessions.

There is a bunch of extra stuff included in django-extensions that you may find of use so it is worth having a quick flick through the docs.