Hey guys, I have one question which option you wi...

# server

[Pavel Petkevich]

Hey guys,

I have one question which option you will suggest me to use for SSL:
1. With Ktor serving SSL directly (https://ktor.io/docs/ssl.html#ktor)
2. With Docker and Nginx as reverse proxy(https://ktor.io/docs/ssl.html#docker)
Currently I am a bit confused what directly should I use.... thanks for any advices in advance 😄
P.S: Probably I will use the first option, but maybe someone here already met with that and already did the decision which can help me to chose the proper way😄

[Dominik wuttke]

When your Ktor server is accessed directly you should use the first option, but when an external access accesses a proxy server, which will route to your server, you should use the 2nd option.

[asad.awadia]

terminate SSL at your Load balancer - which in this case would be nginx - i.e. option 2
it will allow simpler code in your application - easy certificate management - and less cpu utilisation in the app

[Pavel Petkevich]

@asad.awadia yer thanks man for advice, currently reading about that 😁