How can I make socket.io work in production with Laravel Echo Server and Nginx using HTTPS?

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To make socket.io work in production with Laravel Echo Server and Nginx using HTTPS, follow these steps:

1. Install Laravel Echo Server on your server.

2. Configure your Laravel Echo Server by creating a configuration file with the required settings. The configuration file should include information about the Redis host, port, and database.

3. Start your Laravel Echo Server by running the command laravel-echo-server start on your server.

4. Configure Nginx server blocks to proxy requests to your Laravel Echo Server. In your Nginx configuration file, add a location block for the URL path that you are using for your socket.io connection.

5. Set up SSL certificates for your domain, either by purchasing them or using Let’s Encrypt.

6. Update your Nginx server blocks to use HTTPS by adding the following lines to the server block:

listen 443 ssl;

ssl_certificate /path/to/certificate.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /path/to/key.pem;

1. Test your Laravel Echo Server and socket.io connection by running a simple client test script on your application.

With the above steps, your Laravel Echo Server and socket.io connection should be working in production with Nginx using HTTPS.