1 min readNov 14, 2017
You can force SSL but you’ll still need to obtain an SSL certification. If you’re deployed on heroku you’ll still need to set environment variables. The client side script I include at the end forces the browser to redirect to https though you can do that with a config option on the server side also.
Rails tutorial if that’s your jam: https://www.pluralsight.com/guides/ruby-ruby-on-rails/using-https-with-ruby-on-rails