HTTPS Grails application URL

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My Grails app runs over HTTPS and in Config.groovy I've set:

environments { development { grails.serverURL = "https://localhost:8443/foo" } }

When I execute grails run-app to start the app in dev mode, the last message printed on the console is:

Server running. Browse to http://localhost:8082/foo

If I accidentally click on this URL to access the application, I get various errors due to the same-origin security policy (because https://localhost:8443 is a different host to http://localhost:8082).

Why is Grails prompting me to access my app via http://localhost:8082/foo when I've set grails.serverURL = "https://localhost:8443/foo"

Update

I changed the startup command to grails run-app -https and the last message printed on the console is now:

Server running. Browse to http://localhost:8082/foo or https://localhost:8443/foo

Why am I given the option of either HTTP or HTTPS, rather than just the latter? Also, I get this exception during startup:

http11.Http11Protocol Failed to initialize end point associated with ProtocolHandler ["http-bio-8443"] java.net.BindException: Address already in use <null>:8443 at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint.bind(JIoEndpoint.java:407)

I've checked if port 8443 is in use before I run this command (it isn't), but the server seems to startup despite this exception, so this is not a major concern.

Sam Farmer · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-03 13:22:45Z

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Replace grails.serverURL with the code below.

Its possible to set the port with the following system properties:

grails.server.port = 8082

That should work for both http and https. To configure for just one:

grails.server.port.https = 8082

answered Jan 3, 2014 at 13:22

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Dónal Over a year ago

Actually, I'm trying to get it running on port 8443 on HTTPS. I tried removing grails.serverURL and adding just grails.server.port.https = 8443, but it still prompts me to access it via http://localhost:8082/foo

Sam Farmer Over a year ago

But what is running on https? From the docs listed above: Arguments: https - Start an HTTPS server (on port 8443 by default) alongside the main server. Just to be clear, the application will be accessible via HTTPS and HTTP.

Joshua Moore · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-03 14:15:52Z

You need to use the --https parameter to run-app for Grails to respond to HTTPS and HTTP in development mode. At least according to the documentation.

Try using

grails run-app --https

Further more, the grails.serverURL is typically used by taglibs and plugins, and not the launching process as far as I can tell.

Abh Swar · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-06 07:40:16Z

You can set the ssl port you want to run you application on via https in BuildConfig.groovy. You can add the following to your BuildConfig.groovy

//You can specify another port here to get rid of your startup exception grails.server.port.https="8443" grails.server.host="localhost"

Then try grails run-app -https and you should be able to run your app on the ssl port you defined or the default 8080 port

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