A simple HTTPS server using node.js: Using ExpressJS and openssl, you can easily provide SSL support to your Api. For that you have to follow below given steps. Steps to create a https server. Generate an SSL certificate with that key Create a app.js file Install express module Run to Test your app. :-) Generate an SSL certificate with that key: For development purposes you can create a self-certified certificate. First, generate a private key on linux-based system. It will store a 1024 bit RSA key in the file key.pem openssl genrsa 1024 > key.pem Then, generate an SSL certificate with that key: openssl req -x509 -new -key key.pem > key-cert.pem Create a app.js file var fs = require("fs"), //Requires fs module to read key, cert files express = require('express'), // call express ...