title: Can I use a proxy server to handle SSL?
body: <p>I'm currently building out a Shopify storefront, but unfortunately, they don't <a href="https://ecommerce.shopify.com/c/ecommerce-discussion/t/how-do-i-force-my-store-to-use-ssl-213106" rel="nofollow">support SSL</a> for custom domains. Right now, I'm thinking that I can get around this by doing the following:</p>
  
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  <li>Spin up an nginx server to serve SSL certs/handshake (or maybe use AWS's ELB for this)</li>
  <li><code>proxy_pass</code> all requests to my Shopify url (e.g. bioballs-store.myshopify.com)</li>
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  <p>Are there any gotchas that make this a bad idea? I've already tried this out, and it seems to be working just fine.</p>
  
  <p>Their official way to handle custom domains is to use a CNAME.</p>