SSL issue with express server on EC2

Question

I have a small express.js server running on a EC2 instance on port 4000. This is for a back end service to be used by another front end later. The instance is t2.micro. I opened up port 4000 in the security group rules. But when I try and visit the instance at its ip_address:4000, I get an SSL error. It should be returning some default text.

In Firefox I get SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG. Other browsers return ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR.

Running locally works great. What am I missing here?

In Firefox I get SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG. Other browsers return ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR.

Running locally works great. What am I missing here?

Accepted Answer

Record_too_long often/usually means you sent non-SSL-data to a client expecting SSL.

Try to visit your site and port via HTTP (not HTTPS). If it works, you have bound an HTTP server to it, not an HTTPS server.

SSL issue with express server on EC2

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