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+var https = require('https');
+var ws = require('websocket').server;
+var fs = require('fs');
+
+var privateKey  = fs.readFileSync('key.pem', 'utf8');
+var certificate = fs.readFileSync('cert.pem', 'utf8');
+
+var credentials = {key: privateKey, cert: certificate};
+var express = require('express');
+var app = express();
+
+//... bunch of other express stuff here ...
+
+//pass in your express app and credentials to create an https server
+var httpsServer = https.createServer(credentials, app);
+httpsServer.listen(8443);
+
+var WebSocketServer = require('ws').Server;
+var wss = new WebSocketServer({
+	server: httpsServer
+});
+
+wss.on('connection', function connection(ws) {
+	ws.on('message', function incoming(message) {
+		console.log('received: %s', message);
+	});
+
+	ws.send('something');
+});