Proper SSL / HTTPS configuration

Giorgio Chiodi

Hello everybody, where experiencing massive delays (10 - 30 seconds) while browsing nodebb from cellular connection on an ssl / https connection. We can't really identify the problem, but noticed a lot of dropped and retransmitted packages. What is your current configuration for https?

We are using nginx.

julian

Hm... it could be that your cellular provider does not allow websockets over data.

If you change this line so that "xhr-polling" is listed first, does that help?

Giorgio Chiodi

@julian Not really - are there alternative https configurations / setups? This forum works flawless - are you also using nginx?

julian

Yes, if this forum works flawlessly, then the problem lies with the forum software itself, or possibly the ISP that is serving your forum. Do you see this on your AWS forum?

We use nginx as a proxy, yes.

Giorgio Chiodi

Yes, I agree, it's not problem of nodebb - it's working fine locally, without SSL.
It's all working well on wifi via SSL.
There's something wrong while connecting via mobile.
Are there some presets or settings we should now of?

Lingyong Zhang

@julian said:

Yes, if this forum works flawlessly, then the problem lies with the forum software itself, or possibly the ISP that is serving your forum. Do you see this on your AWS forum?

We use nginx as a proxy, yes.

I think we should use the nginx to handle the static page, if not static just redirect to the nodejs.
Is that right?
I want to know how to let the nginx to handle the static...

psychobunny

Hey, looks like this has been unanswered. Did you guys figure it out?

julian

@Giorgio-Chiodi likely, yes.

Giorgio Chiodi

@psychobunny you mean us? not really, still witnessing weird behaviour on https via mobile connection from mobile devices (smartphones + tablets)

psychobunny

What version of android are you on?

Giorgio Chiodi

@psychobunny latest 4.4.4

julian

@Giorgio-Chiodi said:

@psychobunny you mean us? not really, still witnessing weird behaviour on https via mobile connection from mobile devices (smartphones + tablets)

Yeah, it'd be either your browser (stock browser, or chrome?) or your ISP (sometimes websockets not established on 3G). The new socket.io version is not implemented in NodeBB yet...