create-react-app: how to use https instead of http?

Question

I was wondering if anyone knows how to use https on dev for the \'create-react-app\' environment. I can\'t see anything about that in the README or quick googling. I just wa

Answer 1

I think it is worth to mention to set PORT=443, default HTTPS standard port. You can avoid to attach :PORT at the end of the address every time.

My package.json is like (tested from Ubuntu Server 18.04):

{
  ...
  "scripts": {
    "start": "HTTPS=true PORT=443 react-scripts start",
    "build": "react-scripts build",
    "test": "react-scripts test",
    "eject": "react-scripts eject"
  },
  ...
}