diff --git a/docusaurus/docs/using-https-in-development.md b/docusaurus/docs/using-https-in-development.md index 3541e356b8e..4648b0e246d 100644 --- a/docusaurus/docs/using-https-in-development.md +++ b/docusaurus/docs/using-https-in-development.md @@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ sidebar_label: HTTPS in Development You may require the dev server to serve pages over HTTPS. One particular case where this could be useful is when using [the "proxy" feature](proxying-api-requests-in-development.md) to proxy requests to an API server when that API server is itself serving HTTPS. +Another case is when connecting with secure websockets `wss` to a backend. Doing so from a non HTTPS page may slow down considerably the requests and consequently the development process. + To do this, set the `HTTPS` environment variable to `true`, then start the dev server as usual with `npm start`: ### Windows (cmd.exe)