Sorry to drag this up (again?): Looking in the settings.js file there are these lines: // The `https` setting requires the `fs` module. Uncomment the following // to make it available: //var fs = require("fs"); Interesting. With this setting active, it forces https connections. Which is good f…

If you look further down in the settings.js file you'll find the commented out https setting. It looks like this: //https: { // key: fs.readFileSync('privatekey.pem'), // cert: fs.readFileSync('certificate.pem') //}, This is because the https setting requires you to provide two properties - k…

You don't need to install the 'fs' module @Trying_to_learn , just uncomment it in the NR settings, and node-RED will sort it out for you.

Thanks Paul and Nick. I only asked because - to me - it was a bit confusing. Nick, The original part I posted and the part you posted as "further down".... That is a long way down. As the first part is "outside" the module.exports = { Part, and the part you mentioned was about .... 80 (?exact…

The require statement cannot be inside the module.exports = { ... } object. The comment talks about the https setting. It doesn't take much to search the file for https and find the https setting. I see limited value in moving it further up.

Ok. Fair enough. I suspected what you said to be true about: [image] knolleary: The require statement cannot be inside the module.exports = { ... } object. But wanted to be sure.

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Ok.

Fair enough.

I suspected what you said to be true about:

But wanted to be sure.

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