iOS testing in local network

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Why else should it work on e.g. glitch

by user 395602247196737546

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Yes there is

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There is a ssl plugin for vite

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You need to do it via the terminal tho

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Oh you mean for windows

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Try installing the vite ssl plugin and accepting the dialogue on windows

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Yep, server on windows. But ideally Iā€™d install the cert to all local network devices to avoid the browsersā€™ nagging warning (and maybe fix the crashes on iOS).

by user 395602247196737546

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Viaā€¦ npm I guess? Sorry, new to this whole realm :slightly_smiling_face:

by user 395602247196737546

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Yes

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Youll find instructions on the plugin page

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Huh, isnā€™t that installed by your default config already?

Your vite.config.json reads:

import basicSsl from '@vitejs/plugin-basic-ssl'
[...]
plugins: [
            basicSsl(),

by user 395602247196737546

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Sorry meant this https://www.npmjs.com/package/vite-plugin-mkcert

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Yep thanks! This now successfully installed the self-signed root certificate inside Windowsā€™ certificate store.
But even on this same PC this does not seem to work :slightly_smiling_face: Browsers are still showing me the warning.

by user 395602247196737546

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The npmjs site has some info about how to install the generated cert on mobile devices. I will try this next (tomorrow) ā€“ even though Iā€™m pretty sceptical as it does not even work on my PC as of now.

by user 395602247196737546

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May I ask how you internally deal with the https warning on local network? Do you have trusted cert?

by user 395602247196737546

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For most projects weā€™re simply using it as-is, same as you - accepting the warning. After all, it literally just says ā€œthis is an encrypted connection but the senderā€™s cert is not in the Root CAā€ - which is a) true and b) already way better and way more secure than plain http.

Itā€™s weird (and a big issue) that it doesnā€™t work for you at all on iOS though - thatā€™s concerning

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Hi again, wanted to report the problem with mkcert not working correctly was just because I did not delete the basicSsl() call from viteā€™s config. The warning is gone now on my Windows machine and iOS.

by user 395602247196737546

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Butā€¦ I still cannot get the simplest scene to load on my iphone. At least we can rule ssl out for now :wink:

by user 395602247196737546

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I wonder have you guys ever tested the local vite deployment with iOS?
Unfortunately the only other iOS device at my disposal is an IPad mini 2 which only shows a black screen, not even the loading bar. I guess this is to be expected of a ~10 year old device though.

by user 395602247196737546

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I can try to reproduce it the next few days