Document how to use the .env file to enforce HTTPS (#7821)

facebook · Oct 14, 2019 · ab41c4c · ab41c4c
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 ```
 
 Note that the server will use a self-signed certificate, so your web browser will almost definitely display a warning upon accessing the page.
+
+To avoid having to set the environment variable each time, you can either include in the `npm start` script like so:
+
+```json
+{
+  "start": "HTTPS=true react-scripts start"
+}
+```
+
+Or you can create a `.env` file with `HTTPS=true` set.
+[Learn more about environment variables in CRA](https://create-react-app.dev/docs/adding-custom-environment-variables).