# Running ipfs api on https

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/running-ipfs-api-on-https/497>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [May 23, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/running-ipfs-api-on-https/497 "2017-05-23T20:29:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/running-ipfs-api-on-https/497/1 "2017-05-23T20:29:13Z")

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_From @shayzlufsynereo on Wed Mar 29 2017 09:11:37 GMT+0000 (UTC)_  
  
Can I run ipfs api on https?  
How do I configure it?  
  
_Copied from original issue: [Running ipfs api on https · Issue #54 · ipfs-inactive/support · GitHub](https://github.com/ipfs/support/issues/54)_

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**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/running-ipfs-api-on-https/497/2 "2017-05-23T20:29:20Z")

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_From @lidel on Wed Mar 29 2017 15:59:10 GMT+0000 (UTC)_  
  
AFAIK HTTPS is not supported by `go-ipfs`.  
You need to use [TLS termination proxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TLS_termination_proxy) (eg. Nginx, HAProxy, etc).