Im trying to make ktor server running inside an An...

# ktor

[Adriano Celentano]

Im trying to make ktor server running inside an Android App. The Problem is i also need to provide ssl.
I generated a self signed certificate with .jks
I could not generate it from android and i cant load it from android assets.
It seems like Android is not supporting jks.
Is there another self signed certificate Type supported by ktor ?

[Jorge R]

is it mandatory communication through android? dont you have a different way to work to place a different architecture?

[Jorge R]

in a regular arch Im setting an Nginx to handle SSL certs

[Adriano Celentano]

Our requiremt is to serve a rest enpoint someone can call to Trigger calls to an Android App and get a response

[Adriano Celentano]

So another solution we thought of to run the Server not on Android but as a Middleware which communicates with the App via websockets

[Adriano Celentano]

@Jorge R u think nginx would Help in my case?

[Jorge R]

trigger calls to android app

[Jorge R]

that looks like going completely the other way around how the regular arch works for Android as a frontend

[Jorge R]

what I have:
(Android) Users -> Nginx -> Ktor backend

[Jorge R]

Android has many peculiarities and restrictions coming from the platform itself

[Jorge R]

so this could be a deal breaker for you, as it is not intended to be use mainly as a server

[Adriano Celentano]

Ah no my case Android should be the Server ^^

[Adriano Celentano]

It can all run in the same wifi

[Jorge R]

what would the server do?

[Jorge R]

because if you want Android as a server, it may be just server UI

[Jorge R]

and delegate everything to Ktor

[Jorge R]

you really need an android device to host everything?

[Jorge R]

would it be possible for you to setup another device with Ktor?

[Adriano Celentano]

I need to have a rest enpoint which calls my Android app

[Jorge R]

so I guess you need android to do something for you

[Adriano Celentano]

Yes that was my first approach to make a ktor Server and communicate with Android via websockets

[Adriano Celentano]

But i try to find out If i could do the Server directly on android

[Adriano Celentano]

Without a Middleware

[Adriano Celentano]

But self signed tls seems to be the Tricky Part to Set up

[Jorge R]

the main problem here is the environment where you will be running your server (Android)

[Adriano Celentano]

Exactly

[Jorge R]

so, i would say fight against the monster (I would not recommend) or try to find a different approach

[Jorge R]

I’ve been doing projects in Android where I wanted Android as a dedicated device

[Adriano Celentano]

Yeah lets see, If i find sth i can report it here

[Jorge R]

and I can tell you it is not designed for certain tasks

[Jorge R]

can the task that android have to do being done in other platform (linux, etc)?

[Viktor Penelski]

@Adriano Celentano sorry if I misunderstood, but based on the requirements you mentioned - can't you take advantage of push notifications?

That would allow you to send messages from the "outside" to an android device without having to run a dedicated server in your app

[Adriano Celentano]

Yeah was my first solution as well. But i didnt know i also have to communicate back + the api is fixed so i would also need map the incoming request to a push request on firebase or similar

[Jorge R]

also keep in mind that push notif are not 100% guaranteed to arrive

[Adriano Celentano]

We made it work by using a bks certificate :-)