Back in February I wrote a post detailing . Well since then I have been using only one method to secure the API’s and Websites my team and I have been building. 3 Ways to Secure your Website for Free We use Cloudfront and AWS Certificate Manager to manage everything. We host our sites and API’s on Heroku and we simply point the Cloudfront at our Heroku app using Cloudfront’s Origin Domain Name property. AWS How Firstly, log into AWS and go to the Certificate Manager and create a certificate for example.com. Then, go to cloudfront, click on “Create Distribution” and configure the Origin Domain Name to point towards your herokuapp When you get to the certificate section set the desired subdomain, as an example below: Lastly, you will need to point the DNS of your new domain ( ) towards the cloudfront URL using a CNAME. www.example.com It takes a little while to replicate about 10 mins or so and then your url should be secure. The great advantage here is that AWS will now look after the renewal process for you. OK the eagle eyed of you will have noticed that you have to pay for Cloudfront however, the does come free. SSL Free SSL for everyone! Enjoyed the article? Recommend it by pressing heart ❤ Below, Thanks.
