# Setup HTTPS - Help Please

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-https-help-please/71889>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [8 December 2022 19:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-https-help-please/71889 "2022-12-08T19:14:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![spyder0552](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/spyder0552/32/14035_2.png) [@spyder0552](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/spyder0552)\
**Post date:** [8 December 2022 19:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-https-help-please/71889/1 "2022-12-08T19:14:46Z")

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Trying to turn on HTTPS. I have attempted a few guides at doing this and have created the PEM files.  
I then modify settings.js file and have tried to use option 1 and option 2 but nothing seems to work.

The one difference I have is that I have 2 node-red installed locally. I am also using a daemond to start them up. For example:

```auto
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /home/administrator/nr1/node_modules/node-red/red.js -s /home/administrator/nr1/node_modules/node-red/settings.js

```

My settings.js looks like this:  
/\*\* Option 1: static object \*/  
https: {  
key: require("fs").readFileSync('/certs/node-key.pem'),  
cert: require("fs").readFileSync('/certs/node-cert.pem')  
},

the "certs" folder is in /home/administrator/nr1/certs/. I have verified that I have the 2 files node-key.pem and node-cert.pem inside that folder.

Any idea as to what I have done wrong?  
systemctl status nr1 (the name of my daemon) shows:

```auto
 nr1.service - Node-Red for NR1
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/nr1.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead) since Thu 2022-12-08 19:03:04 UTC; 13s ago
       Docs: http://nodered.org/docs
   ` Process: 1228 ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /home/administrator/nr1/node_modules/node-red/red.js -s /home/administrator/nr1/node_modules/node-red/settings.js (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 1228 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
        CPU: 1.310s

Dec 08 19:03:04 nodered node[1228]: at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:887:19)
Dec 08 19:03:04 nodered node[1228]: at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
Dec 08 19:03:04 nodered node[1228]: at Object.<anonymous> (/home/administrator/nr1/node_modules/node-red/red.js:140:20) {
Dec 08 19:03:04 nodered node[1228]: errno: -2,
Dec 08 19:03:04 nodered node[1228]: syscall: 'open',
Dec 08 19:03:04 nodered node[1228]: code: 'ENOENT',
Dec 08 19:03:04 nodered node[1228]: path: '/certs/node-key.pem'
Dec 08 19:03:04 nodered node[1228]: }
Dec 08 19:03:04 nodered systemd[1]: nr1.service: Deactivated successfully.
Dec 08 19:03:04 nodered systemd[1]: nr1.service: Consumed 1.310s CPU time.

```

Really new to these things so any ideas are appreciated.

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**Author:** ![spyder0552](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/spyder0552/32/14035_2.png) [@spyder0552](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/spyder0552)\
**Post date:** [8 December 2022 19:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-https-help-please/71889/2 "2022-12-08T19:28:42Z")

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Also, the systemd service is set to run as "Administrator" so I assume it should have access the the certificate files.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [9 December 2022 15:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-https-help-please/71889/3 "2022-12-09T15:52:31Z")

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You have not shared the whole error so we can't see what caused it. An open error usually means that the file isn't where you think it is.

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**Author:** ![spyder0552](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/spyder0552/32/14035_2.png) [@spyder0552](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/spyder0552)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2022 15:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-https-help-please/71889/4 "2022-12-12T15:54:27Z")

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No worries, thanks for the response. However, I did give the error.  
The error is coming from Linux when attempting to start the systemd I built.  
I think it is related to "at Object. (/home/administrator.....

I agree that it thinks it can't find the file...but I cant determine why.

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**Author:** ![spyder0552](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/spyder0552/32/14035_2.png) [@spyder0552](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/spyder0552)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2022 16:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-https-help-please/71889/5 "2022-12-12T16:28:41Z")

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Would this be what you are looking for.

```auto
root@nodered:/etc/systemd/system# /usr/bin/node /home/administrator/nr1/node_modules/node-red/red.js -s /home/administrator/nr1/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
Error loading settings file: /home/administrator/nr1/node_modules/node-red/settings.js
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'node-key.pem'
    at Object.openSync (fs.js:462:3)
    at Object.readFileSync (fs.js:364:35)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/administrator/nr1/node_modules/node-red/settings.js:94:26)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:999:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1027:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:863:32)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:708:14)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:887:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:74:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/administrator/nr1/node_modules/node-red/red.js:140:20) {
  errno: -2,
  syscall: 'open',
  code: 'ENOENT',
  path: 'node-key.pem'
}
root@nodered:/etc/systemd/system#

```

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [12 December 2022 18:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-https-help-please/71889/6 "2022-12-12T18:17:07Z")

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Yes. And the error is pretty clear. `no such file or directory` for `/certs/node-key.pem`.

If you type `ls -la /certs/node-key.pem` what do you get? Or even `ls -la /certs`?

If you get a result, look carefully at the file ownership and make sure that whatever user/group is running node-red actually has access to the file and folder.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [10 February 2023 18:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/setup-https-help-please/71889/7 "2023-02-10T18:17:52Z")

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