How to use https with nginx?

[lohrumipsum]

Hi,
I followed the directions in the setup guide and installed code-server on a raspberry pi. When I go to localhost:8080 on the pi, all looks good. My end goal is to access code server via my ipad, so I set up nginx. I followed the instructions and I think I have everything set up correctly. However, when I launch code-server, I see the following line:

[2021-07-01T23:42:49.479Z] info - Not serving HTTPS

How do I enable https? VS Code works pretty well in the browser, but the web previews don't work and there are a couple of other things which seem to be impacted by the lack of https.

I apologize in advance, my skill level isn't very high.

[jsjoeio]

Hey! Thanks for the details. I have not followed this setup myself, but there is a section about setting up Let's Encrypt to serve via HTTPS. Did you try that?

[jsjoeio]

Right, but did you also follow the Let's Encrypt section? I think that's required to serve via HTTPS and access on your iPad? (I could be wrong though) cc @code-asher

[code-asher]

Yup you'll need to follow all the steps 1-5.

[lohrumipsum]

Thanks. I started over from scratch the other day and used certbot to create a certificate. That got the https working. As a heads-up, I got a redirect error until I changed the http: in this line to an https:

[jsjoeio]

oh thanks for the heads-up! I'll submit a PR for this

[jsjoeio]

#3768