How to set up a VM for a secure web sockets server (wss://)

Question

My NodeJS app implements a web socket server that I would like to deploy on an Azure virtual machine that has a public IP and domain associated with it. It must use the secure web sockets protocol, encrypted with an SSL certificate.

How should I set this up?

Answer 1

Hi David Levine,
Thanks for providing an update.!

Based on your comment, I understand you want to set up an app gateway to offload the SSL encryption. This could be great An app gateway is a service that acts as a reverse proxy to manage and route web traffic to backend applications, enhancing performance and security.

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