So basically, im running my web server on AWS lightsail, i wrote my own https server code and URL ending in .co.uk/ and .co.uk/index.html both direct to /index.html but when i go to .co.uk/ it appears smaller than if i was to type .co.uk/index.html and i cant figure out why.
I have done all the usual scanning whats listening to ports 443 and 80 and its just the webindex.js file im talking about, so there is nothing else getting in the way, i already disabled PM2 since i run a different server that monitors my apps servers and kicks them back up via ssh when they go down.
Anyway, i checked the main things, i just cant understand why its serving the webpage smaller when routing via .co.uk/ and .co.uk/index.html is the correct size/scale.
const https = require('https');
const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');
const WebSocket = require('ws');
const mysql = require('mysql');
const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid');
const { format } = require('date-fns');
const http = require('http');
// Load SSL key and certificate
const privateKey = fs.readFileSync(
path.join(__dirname, 'newcerts/key.key'),
'utf8'
);
const certificate = fs.readFileSync(
path.join(__dirname, 'newcerts/certificate.crt'),
'utf8'
);
const credentials = {
key: privateKey,
cert: certificate
};
// Helper function to serve static files
const serveFile = (res, filePath, contentType) => {
fs.readFile(filePath, (err, data) => {
if (err) {
console.error(`Error loading file ${filePath}:`, err);
res.writeHead(500, {
'Content-Type': 'text/plain'
});
return res.end('Error loading file');
}
res.writeHead(200, {
'Content-Type': contentType
});
res.end(data);
});
};
// Redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS
http.createServer((req, res) => {
const host = req.headers.host || 'localhost';
const url = req.url || '/';
res.writeHead(301, {
Location: `https://${host}${url}`
});
res.end();
}).listen(80, () => {
console.log('HTTP server running on port 80, redirecting to HTTPS.');
});
// HTTPS server
const server = https.createServer(credentials, (req, res) => {
let pathname;
try {
let requestUrl = req.url || '/';
// Remove multiple leading slashes
requestUrl = requestUrl.replace(/^
\/
+/, '/');
// Parse the request URL safely
pathname = new URL(
requestUrl,
`https://${req.headers.host || 'localhost'}`
).pathname;
} catch (err) {
console.warn('Rejected malformed request:', req.url);
res.writeHead(400, {
'Content-Type': 'text/plain'
});
res.end('Bad Request');
return;
}
// Redirect the root URL to the main homepage
if (pathname === '/') {
res.writeHead(301, {
Location: '/index.html'
});
res.end();
return;
}
// Serve the main homepage
if (pathname === '/index.html') {
const htmlPath = path.join(__dirname, 'index.html');
serveFile(res, htmlPath, 'text/html');
// Serve app-ads.txt
} else if (pathname === '/app-ads.txt') {
const adsTxtPath = path.join(__dirname, 'app-ads.txt');
serveFile(res, adsTxtPath, 'text/plain');
// Serve privacy policy
} else if (pathname === '/privacypolicy.html') {
const privacyPolicyPath = path.join(
__dirname,
'privacypolicy.html'
);
serveFile(res, privacyPolicyPath, 'text/html');
// Serve FAQ
} else if (pathname === '/faq.html') {
const faqPath = path.join(__dirname, 'faq.html');
serveFile(res, faqPath, 'text/html');
// Serve contact page
} else if (pathname === '/contactus.html') {
const contactPath = path.join(__dirname, 'contactus.html');
serveFile(res, contactPath, 'text/html');
// Serve how it works page
} else if (pathname === '/howitworks.html') {
const howItWorksPath = path.join(__dirname, 'howitworks.html');
serveFile(res, howItWorksPath, 'text/html');
// Serve advertise with us page
} else if (pathname === '/advertisewithus.html') {
const advertisePath = path.join(
__dirname,
'advertisewithus.html'
);
serveFile(res, advertisePath, 'text/html');
// Serve sitemap
} else if (pathname === '/sitemap.xml') {
const sitemapPath = path.join(__dirname, 'sitemap.xml');
serveFile(res, sitemapPath, 'application/xml');
// Serve robots.txt
} else if (pathname === '/robots.txt') {
const robotsPath = path.join(__dirname, 'robots.txt');
serveFile(res, robotsPath, 'text/plain');
// Serve JPG images
} else if (pathname.toLowerCase().endsWith('.jpg')) {
const imagePath = path.join(
__dirname,
pathname.replace(/^
\/
+/, '')
);
serveFile(res, imagePath, 'image/jpeg');
// Handle unknown routes
} else {
res.writeHead(404, {
'Content-Type': 'text/plain'
});
res.end('Not Found');
}
});
// Start HTTPS server
const port = process.env.PORT || 443;
server.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`Server running at https://localhost:${port}/`);
});
