A small node program to test https using a pfx file. Note: uses port 8443 so as not to disrupt the production instance.

node_https_with_pfx.js

var url = require('url');
var path = require('path');
var express = require('express');
var http = require('http');
var https = require('https');
var fs = require('fs');
var moment = require('moment');

require('log-timestamp');  // this will cause console.log to prepend timestamps

var app = express();

var port = process.env.TLS == true ? 8443 : 8080;

function startListening() {
  function secureServer() {
    var pfx_file = process.env['PFX_CERT_FILE'];
    if (!pfx_file) {
      console.log("Need environment var PFX_CERT_FILE");
      process.exit(1);
    }
    var pfx = fs.readFileSync(pfx_file);
    return https.createServer({pfx}, app);
  }

  var server;
  var port;

  if (process.env['TLS'] !== 'true') {
    port = process.env['NODE_ENV'] == 'production' ? 80 : 8080;
    server = http.createServer(app);
  } else {
    port = 8443;
    server = secureServer();
  }

  server.listen(port);
  console.log('Listening on port', port);

  // do something like server.on('error', onError)  ?
}

app.get('/', function(req, res) {
  var now = "Date: " + moment().format("YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss");
  console.log("received request for route / at " + now);
  res.send("serving route / at " + now );
});

startListening();