# Site can’t provide a secure connection **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [July 15, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/61962 "2022-07-15T17:22:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Havan\_Bhavsar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/aeb1de/32.png) [@Havan\_Bhavsar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Havan_Bhavsar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/61962/1 "2022-07-15T17:22:42Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/0/5/05bee1499980a11a54641d98623caeed03110627.png) Cannot access ignition gateway. Can somebody provide a solution? Cannot access the gateway totally in Chrome. However, if I try to open it in Microsoft edge I can still access gateway even though the connection isn’t secure. ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/61962/2 "2022-07-15T17:24:47Z")
What port are you trying to access it at, and are you using `http` or `https`? ---
**Author:** ![Havan\_Bhavsar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/aeb1de/32.png) [@Havan\_Bhavsar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Havan_Bhavsar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/61962/3 "2022-07-15T17:25:56Z")
https ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/61962/4 "2022-07-15T17:29:50Z")
Try `http` instead, by default Chrome won’t allow HTTPS access to localhost unless the certificate is valid. I’m assuming you have HTTPS enabled and a certificate installed - is that correct? ---
**Author:** ![Havan\_Bhavsar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/aeb1de/32.png) [@Havan\_Bhavsar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Havan_Bhavsar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/61962/5 "2022-07-15T17:37:15Z")
As soon as I try with http, chrome automatically changes it to https on its own. Yes, I have the Always Use HTTPS toggle ON in Settings. Not sure how to check for the certificate though. Using ignition since past 6 months, and until yesterday gateway was running just fine in chrome. It happened today out of nowhere! ---
**Author:** ![kcollins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kcollins/32/19646_2.png) [@kcollins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kcollins)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/61962/6 "2022-07-15T18:38:54Z")
I’ve encountered this before. If you inadvertently visit a site with https, Chrome tries to refuse to back down to http “to help you”. 🙂 Here is a quick workaround–use [http://something-that-youd-like.vcap.me:8088](http://something-that-youd-like.vcap.me:8088). VMware still runs a localhost wildcard DNS resolver that resolves `.vcap.me` to `127.0.0.1` (localhost). I typically use this when I’m running multiple gateways locally (via containers) on different ports to keep from having to constantly log back in when switching between (and helps avoid needing to use incognito mode which can help achieve a similar goal). EDIT: for folks interested in a more advanced service (which you can also run yourself if desired), check out [https://sslip.io](https://sslip.io). ---
**Author:** ![Havan\_Bhavsar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/aeb1de/32.png) [@Havan\_Bhavsar](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Havan_Bhavsar)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/61962/7 "2022-07-15T18:50:37Z")
Yeah understood what you are trying to say here. Thanks that did work for me! ---
**Author:** ![SBL\_MC](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/sbl_mc/32/56813_2.png) [@SBL\_MC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/SBL_MC)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/site-can-t-provide-a-secure-connection/61962/8 "2023-07-21T13:30:01Z")
Using my computers local IP or 127.0.0.1 works for me. [http://127.0.0.1:8088/](http://127.0.0.1:8088/)