HTTPS server with NojeJS

Hi :D

This week I write a little bot for messenger ( Facebook chat). I have not had fb for some years.

I re-discover the facebook social network and join in developer.facebook.com, the documentation in this site is big confused.

well...

You need run your webhook over HTTPS server, and Facebook check your certs; if you run nodejs over local https; with self-generated certificates Facebook says: "..." I don't remember xD, but Facebook don't accept your "insecure" connection with your self-generated certificates with openssl.

I try install my self-generated certificates with openssl, and not found :(

But!.. in my post

Install SSL certificate with Certbot in Centos 7

Alejandro Bonilla ・ Jul 30 '18 ・ 1 min read

#certbot #centos7 #apache #ssl

Go to Zerossl.com and get your certificates, search the "Service FAQ" and "How-To Videos" in the website and get yours CA, CERT and Key archives.

Copy your download files in your workspace folder.

Ok, you have your files, generated in zerossl.com, now write the daily code for simple NodeJS; and add this require.

var https = require("https");]

add your download files (the zerossl.com certificates)

const options = {
  key: fs.readFileSync("/dir/key.key"),
  cert: fs.readFileSync("/dir/crt.crt"),
  ca: fs.readFileSync("/dir/ca.ca"),
}; 

Finally replace your

app.listen(3000); 

for this:

https.createServer(options, app).listen(port,console.log("webhookk listen")).

Complete example:

'use strict';

THE REQUIRES AND process.env.PORT AND BLAH BLAH cons and other magic trick

var https = require("https");
var  fs = require("fs");

const options = {
  key: fs.readFileSync("YOURDIR/key.key"),
  cert: fs.readFileSync("YOURDIR/crt.crt"),
  ca: fs.readFileSync("YOURDIR/ca.ca"),
};

app.post('/webhook', (req, res) => {  
 yourcode
});


app.get('/webhook', (req, res) => {
   yourcode
  });

function handleMessage(sender_psid, received_message) {
   yourcode
}

function handlePostback(sender_psid, received_postback) {
  yourcode
  callSendAPI(sender_psid, response);
}

function callSendAPI(sender_psid, response) {
  yourcode
}
https.createServer(options, app).listen(port,console.log("webhookk listen"));

Now, Facebook accept your secure connection :D

remember that the certificates expire, you must renew them.

remember 2: Https use the port 443, configure your firewall and move your others server (apache , nginx).