[influxdb] Enabling ssl for InfluxDB 8086 with self signed certificate

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I enabled ssl for 8086 with a self signed certificate and Grafana appears to be able to communicate with InfluxDB. But I can't connect to CLI. I tried both -ssl and -unsafeSsl options.


#influx -ssl
Failed to connect to https://localhost:8086
Please check your connection settings and ensure 'influxd' is running.


#influx -unsafeSsl
Failed to connect to https://localhost:8086
Please check your connection settings and ensure 'influxd' is running.


influxdb.log shows:
[run] 2016/06/01 23:42:20 http: TLS handshake error from 127.0.0.1:50617: remote error: bad certificate
[run] 2016/06/01 23:42:28 http: TLS handshake error from 127.0.0.1:50642: tls: first record does not look like a TLS handshake

According this https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/4090 the unsafe option should work. Wondering if the reason I cant connect to CLI is the 'self signed certificate' or if I am missing something.

Thanks,
Divya

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That worked !

Thanks much,
Divya

Try `influx -ssl -unsafeSsl`.

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I enabled ssl for 8086 with a self signed certificate and Grafana appears to be able to communicate with InfluxDB. But I can't connect to CLI. I tried both -ssl and -unsafeSsl options.
#influx -ssl
Failed to connect to https://localhost:8086
Please check your connection settings and ensure 'influxd' is running.
#influx -unsafeSsl
Failed to connect to https://localhost:8086
Please check your connection settings and ensure 'influxd' is running.
[run] 2016/06/01 23:42:20 http: TLS handshake error from 127.0.0.1:50617: remote error: bad certificate
[run] 2016/06/01 23:42:28 http: TLS handshake error from 127.0.0.1:50642: tls: first record does not look like a TLS handshake
According this https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/4090 the unsafe option should work. Wondering if the reason I cant connect to CLI is the 'self signed certificate' or if I am missing something.
Thanks,
Divya

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I'm also trying to get SSL/TLS working for my InfluxDB server. I can successfully connect locally using the CLI client using `influx --ssl -unsafeSsl`, but my requirement is to connect via any HTTPS client _without_ forcing an insecure connection. I tried connecting to my server using `curl` but I get an error. I filed the details here: https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/4090#issuecomment-232987018

Post by a***@gmail.com
That worked !
Thanks much,
Divya

Try `influx -ssl -unsafeSsl`.

Post by a***@gmail.com
I enabled ssl for 8086 with a self signed certificate and Grafana appears to be able to communicate with InfluxDB. But I can't connect to CLI. I tried both -ssl and -unsafeSsl options.
#influx -ssl
Failed to connect to https://localhost:8086
Please check your connection settings and ensure 'influxd' is running.
#influx -unsafeSsl
Failed to connect to https://localhost:8086
Please check your connection settings and ensure 'influxd' is running.
[run] 2016/06/01 23:42:20 http: TLS handshake error from 127.0.0.1:50617: remote error: bad certificate
[run] 2016/06/01 23:42:28 http: TLS handshake error from 127.0.0.1:50642: tls: first record does not look like a TLS handshake
According this https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/4090 the unsafe option should work. Wondering if the reason I cant connect to CLI is the 'self signed certificate' or if I am missing something.
Thanks,
Divya