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Can Netlify redirect traffic from http to https without forcing SSL

Another question asked quite often by the Netlify community. "Can Netlify redirect traffic from http to https without forcing SSL (TLS)?"

Once you have a certificate in place, you can check a box to force TLS. This will both set a redirect from http to https, and add Strict Transport Security headers to all requests.

The user does not want to force SSL until everything is setup correctly and they know they will not be changing their setup.

Solution

  • November 2018 Update

    The accepted answer is no longer true

    Currently, as of November 2018 (since July 2018) all new sites on Netlify are HTTPS with force redirect turned on by default and you cannot turn it off.

    See the blog post:

    and this issue on GitHub:

    Even for old sites, the option to turn off HTTPS or to turn off the redirect to HTTPS is no longer available:

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