# Force download a file through https
**URL:** https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/force-download-a-file-through-https/7044
**Category:** Help!
**Created:** [October 31, 2021, 3:36am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/force-download-a-file-through-https/7044 "2021-10-31T03:36:43Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@mestacio](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/mestacio)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2021, 3:36am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/force-download-a-file-through-https/7044/1 "2021-10-31T03:36:43Z")
Hi, I have a working haproxy, but when I download a file through https, look like the file download through http, the google chrome browser make a warnig telling the conexion is no secure, how can I do to force the download through https?
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### Author:  [@findmyname](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/findmyname)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2021, 2:38pm UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/force-download-a-file-through-https/7044/2 "2021-11-01T14:38:39Z")
Hi,
I don’t know what is your configuration but your HaProxy probably listen on HTTP and HTTPs ports. You can of-course redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPs:
```auto
acl https_conn ssl_fc
http-request redirect scheme https if !https_conn
```
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### Author:  [@mestacio](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/mestacio)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2021, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/force-download-a-file-through-https/7044/3 "2021-11-03T01:27:01Z")
Hi findmyname.
Yes I have redirect http trafic to https. when I request a page via http the proxy redirect me to https, as I spect, but when I downloan a file using [https://test.xxxxxxxxx.com.ve/example\_file.pdf](https://test.xxxxxxxxx.com.ve/example_file.pdf), I get this warning
I paste my configuration file:
* * *
global
maxconn 1000
stats socket /tmp/haproxy.socket level admin expose-fd listeners
uid 80
gid 80
nbproc 1
nbthread 1
hard-stop-after 15m
chroot /tmp/haproxy\_chroot
daemon
tune.ssl.default-dh-param 2048
server-state-file /tmp/haproxy\_server\_state
frontend HTTPS-front
bind 192.168.1.200:443 name 192.168.1.200:443 ssl crt-list /var/etc/haproxy/HTTPS-front.crt\_list
mode http
log global
option http-keep-alive
timeout client 30000
acl web2 var(txn.txnhost) -m str -i test.xxxxxxxxx.com.ve
acl aclcrt\_HTTPS-front var(txn.txnhost) -m reg -i ^test.xxxxxxxxx.com.ve(:([0-9]){1,5})?$
http-request set-var(txn.txnhost) hdr(host)
use\_backend webserv\_ipvANY if web2 aclcrt\_HTTPS-front
use\_backend webserv\_ipvANY if aclcrt\_HTTPS-front
frontend http-redirect-https
bind 192.168.1.200:80 name 192.168.1.200:80
mode http
log global
option http-keep-alive
timeout client 30000
http-request redirect scheme https
backend webserv\_ipvANY
mode http
id 102
log global
timeout connect 30000
timeout server 30000
retries 3
option httpchk OPTIONS /
server webserv01 192.168.100.12:80 id 103 check inter 1000
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### Author:  [@lukastribus](https://discourse.haproxy.org/u/lukastribus)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/force-download-a-file-through-https/7044/4 "2021-11-03T16:36:57Z")
Provide the output of
```
curl -Ivvk https://test.xxxxxxxxx.com.ve/example_file.pdf
```