diff --git a/packages/app/vite.config.js b/packages/app/vite.config.js
index 1974d3ee..117f9319 100755
--- a/packages/app/vite.config.js
+++ b/packages/app/vite.config.js
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-import path from "path"
+import path from "node:path"
+import fs from "node:fs"
+
 import aliases from "./aliases"
 
 import { defineConfig } from "vite"
 import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react"
 
+const backendUri = "https://0.0.0.0:9000"
 const oneYearInSeconds = 60 * 60 * 24 * 365
+const sslDirPath = path.join(__dirname, ".ssl")
 
-export default defineConfig({
+const config = {
     plugins: [
         react(),
     ],
@@ -19,21 +23,17 @@ export default defineConfig({
         fs: {
             allow: ["..", "../../"],
         },
-        https: {
-            key: path.join(__dirname, ".ssl", "privkey.pem"),
-            cert: path.join(__dirname, ".ssl", "cert.pem"),
-        },
         headers: {
             "Strict-Transport-Security": `max-age=${oneYearInSeconds}`
         },
         proxy: {
             "/api": {
-                target: "https://0.0.0.0:9000",
+                target: backendUri,
                 rewrite: (path) => path.replace(/^\/api/, ""),
                 hostRewrite: true,
                 changeOrigin: true,
                 xfwd: true,
-                //ws: true,
+                ws: true,
                 toProxy: true,
                 secure: false,
             }
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
         rollupOptions: {
             output: {
                 manualChunks(id) {
-                    if (id.includes('node_modules')) {
-                        return id.toString().split('node_modules/')[1].split('/')[0].toString();
+                    if (id.includes("node_modules")) {
+                        return id.toString().split("node_modules/")[1].split("/")[0].toString()
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -65,7 +65,16 @@ export default defineConfig({
     },
     esbuild: {
         supported: {
-            "top-level-await": true //browsers can handle top-level-await features
+            "top-level-await": true
         },
     }
-})
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+}
+
+if (fs.existsSync(sslDirPath)) {
+    config.server.https = {
+        key: path.join(__dirname, ".ssl", "privkey.pem"),
+        cert: path.join(__dirname, ".ssl", "cert.pem"),
+    }
+}
+
+export default defineConfig(config)
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