# Persistent connection for HTTPS service in my LAN

**URL:** <https://forum.remote.it/t/persistent-connection-for-https-service-in-my-lan/716>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [February 26, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/persistent-connection-for-https-service-in-my-lan/716 "2023-02-26T18:46:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jc1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.remote.it/jc1/32/280_2.png) [@jc1](https://forum.remote.it/u/jc1)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/persistent-connection-for-https-service-in-my-lan/716/1 "2023-02-26T18:46:31Z")

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I am new to RemoteIt, so hopefully the problem I am running into is not due to my cluelessness 😉

What i am trying to do:

- I have an solar/battery system at home (Enphase Envoy) with HTTPS service that I want to make public.

What I did:

- I read the manual “Persistent Public URLs for HTTP/HTTPS (Beta)”
- I downloaded the desktop app on my Macbook
- DHCP static IP address for my solar/battery system
- Created an HTTPS service for the solar/battery system
- Enabled to “persistent public URL” feature (BTW, what a brilliant feature) (no password)

When going to the persistent public URL ([https://ov5yks2x.connect.remote.it/](https://ov5yks2x.connect.remote.it/)) I am getting a web page with

- {“message”:“Internal Server Error”}

Other “tests” I performed:

1- I can access the solar/battery system from the internet when using a non-persistent connection  
2- I try to create a persistent connection for another HTTPS service (configuration page for my home WIFI router) and I am getting the same error message as above.  
3- I was able to create a persistent public URL for an HTTP service.

Please note that the HTTPS certificates for my WIFI router and my solar/battery system is not signed by known authority (could this be the issue?)

- Firefox says “Error code: SEC\_ERROR\_UNKNOWN\_ISSUER”  
Sadly, I do not have conttrol on the HTTPS certificate used by the HTTPS services.

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**Author:** ![bstrech](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.remote.it/bstrech/32/266_2.png) [@bstrech](https://forum.remote.it/u/bstrech)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/persistent-connection-for-https-service-in-my-lan/716/2 "2023-02-28T00:13:49Z")

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We have found that we do have some limitations on HTTPS connections.  
However, if you notice that the url you are given for a Public URL is always HTTPS.  
Are you able to access the endpoints on your LAN using the internal IP address with HTTPS (not public)?

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**Author:** ![jc1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.remote.it/jc1/32/280_2.png) [@jc1](https://forum.remote.it/u/jc1)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/persistent-connection-for-https-service-in-my-lan/716/3 "2023-02-28T23:49:47Z")

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Hi bstrech,

Yes, I am able to access in both of these cases:  
1- Locally when I am in my home network LAN  
2- Using a non-persistent RemoteIt connection

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**Author:** ![bstrech](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.remote.it/bstrech/32/266_2.png) [@bstrech](https://forum.remote.it/u/bstrech)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/persistent-connection-for-https-service-in-my-lan/716/4 "2023-02-28T23:53:01Z")

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Does this work when you update the Service type to HTTP and do you need a path on the URL or do you know if the Web Page being served actually does a redirect?

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**Author:** ![jc1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.remote.it/jc1/32/280_2.png) [@jc1](https://forum.remote.it/u/jc1)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/persistent-connection-for-https-service-in-my-lan/716/5 "2023-02-28T23:57:52Z")

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- Yes, I can make it work (create a persistent connection) for another HTTP service
- The HTTPS service for which I want a persistent public URL does not do any redirect (simply returns a json doc)

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**Author:** ![bstrech](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.remote.it/bstrech/32/266_2.png) [@bstrech](https://forum.remote.it/u/bstrech)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.remote.it/t/persistent-connection-for-https-service-in-my-lan/716/6 "2023-03-01T00:41:45Z")

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Sending you a PM so we can figure it out.