start_tls(Name :: ranch:ref(), TransportOpts :: ranch_ssl:opts(), ProtocolOpts :: opts()) -> {ok, ListenerPid :: pid()} | {error, any()}
cowboy:start_tls - Listen for connections using TLS
start_tls(Name :: ranch:ref(), TransportOpts :: ranch_ssl:opts(), ProtocolOpts :: opts()) -> {ok, ListenerPid :: pid()} | {error, any()}
Start listening for connections over a secure TLS channel.
Both HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2 are supported on this listener. The ALPN TLS extension must be used to initiate an HTTP/2 connection.
The listener name is used to refer to this listener in future calls, for example when stopping it or when updating the routes defined.
It can be any Erlang term. An atom is generally good enough, for example api
, my_app_clear
or my_app_tls
.
The transport options are where the TCP options, including the listener's port number, are defined. They also contain the TLS options, like the server's certificate. Transport options are provided as a list of keys and values, for example [{port, 8443}, {certfile, "path/to/cert.pem"}]
.
The available options are documented in the ranch_ssl(3) manual.
The protocol options are in a map containing all the options for the different protocols that may be involved when connecting to the listener, including HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2.
The HTTP/1.1 options are documented in the cowboy_http(3) manual; and the HTTP/2 options in cowboy_http2(3). Stream handlers such as cowboy_stream_h(3) (which is enabled by default) may also define options.
An ok tuple is returned on success. It contains the pid of the top-level supervisor for the listener.
An error tuple is returned on error. The error reason may be any Erlang term.
A common error is eaddrinuse
. It indicates that the port configured for Cowboy is already in use.
cowboy:start_https/4
.
Dispatch = cowboy_router:compile([ {'_', [ {"/", toppage_h, []} ]} ]), {ok, _} = cowboy:start_tls(example, [ {port, 8443}, {certfile, "path/to/cert.pem"} ], #{ env => #{dispatch => Dispatch} }).
Name = example, {ok, _} = cowboy:start_tls(Name, [ {certfile, "path/to/cert.pem"} ], #{ env => #{dispatch => Dispatch} }), Port = ranch:get_port(Name).
cowboy(3), cowboy:start_clear(3), cowboy:stop_listener(3), ranch(3)
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