Using LetsEncrypt / Certbot with django dev server?

Question

I'm trying to implement SSL on my dev server, purely just so I can see it working.

I see from the Certbot page that Certbot works with Apache, Nginx, Haproxy and Plesk.

How would I go about implementing this with Django's dev server? I'm not working in a production environment of any kind yet.

Ralf · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-25 11:57:35Z

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Just to clear something up first: djangos dev server ./manage.py runserver does NOT serve HTTPS, only plain HTTP.

So you should use a webserver (from the ones you mentioned: Apache, Nginx, Haproxy or Plesk) to test you SSL/HTTPS with the certs.

See this post and this code example for ideas to implement SSL with the dev server.

answered Apr 25, 2018 at 11:57

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Thanks, I was looking to confirm your first sentence.

cherrysoft · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-25 10:29:01Z

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You should create a self signed cert and then you can set up Nginx as a front facing webserver for your uWSGI Django app.

answered Apr 25, 2018 at 10:29

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