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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).