diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 4167c2c..9204bc9 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0 
 # NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS=C:\\Users\\popov\\AppData\\Local\\mkcert
-PROTOCOL=https
+NEXT_PUBLIC_PROTOCOL=https
 NEXT_PUBLIC_HOST=localhost
 NEXT_PUBLIC_PORT=3003
 PUBLIC_URL=https://localhost:3003
diff --git a/next.config.js b/next.config.js
index 2bc690b..865380e 100644
--- a/next.config.js
+++ b/next.config.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = {
   pageExtensions: ['ts', 'tsx', 'md', 'mdx'], // Replace `jsx?` with `tsx?`
   env: {
     env: process.env.NODE_ENV,
-    server: 'http://' + process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_HOST + ':' + process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PORT + '',
+    server: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PROTOCOL + '://' + process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_HOST + ':' + process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PORT + '',
   },
   webpack(config, { isServer }) {
 
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 61eb531..21637f2 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -35,15 +35,14 @@ require('dotenv').config({
 
 console.log("process.env.NODE_ENV = ", process.env.NODE_ENV);
 
-const PROTOCOL = process.env.PROTOCOL;
+const PROTOCOL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PROTOCOL;
 const PORT = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PORT || 3000;
 const HOST = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_HOST;
-const LOAD_CERTS = process.env.PROTOCOL === 'https';
 
 const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production";
 const nextApp = next({ dev });
 const nextHandler = nextApp.getRequestHandler();
-console.log("process.env.PROTOCOL = ", process.env.PROTOCOL);
+console.log("process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PROTOCOL = ", process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PROTOCOL);
 console.log("process.env.PUBLIC_URL = ", process.env.PUBLIC_URL);
 console.log("process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PORT = ", process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PORT);
 console.log("process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT = ", process.env.TELEGRAM_BOT);
@@ -64,12 +63,37 @@ const uploadTmp = multer({ storage: storageMem });
 
 
 const prisma = common.getPrismaClient();
+const server = express();
 
+//check if ssl is enabled
+if (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PROTOCOL === 'https') {
+  console.log("SSL_ENABLED = true");
+  // Redirect from http to https
+  // server.use((req, res, next) => {
+  //   if (req.headers['x-forwarded-proto'] !== 'https') {
+  //     return res.redirect(`https://${req.headers.host}${req.url}`);
+  //   }
+  //   next();
+  // });
+  if (process.env.SSL_KEY && process.env.SSL_CERT) {
+    const options = {
+      key: fs.readFileSync(process.env.SSL_KEY),
+      cert: fs.readFileSync(process.env.SSL_CERT),
+      secureProtocol: 'TLSv1_2_method', // Example: Force TLS 1.2
+    };
+    https.createServer(options, server).listen(PORT);
+  }
+}
+else {
+  server.listen(PORT, (err) => {
+    if (err) throw err;
+    console.log(`> Ready on ${PROTOCOL}://${HOST}:${PORT}`);
+  });
+}
 // handlers
 nextApp
   .prepare()
   .then(() => {
-    const server = express();
 
     // Add the middleware to set 'x-forwarded-host' header
     server.use((req, res, next) => {
@@ -560,31 +584,6 @@ nextApp
       return nextHandler(req, res);
     });
 
-    //check if ssl is enabled
-    if (LOAD_CERTS) {
-      console.log("SSL_ENABLED = true");
-      // Redirect from http to https
-      // server.use((req, res, next) => {
-      //   if (req.headers['x-forwarded-proto'] !== 'https') {
-      //     return res.redirect(`https://${req.headers.host}${req.url}`);
-      //   }
-      //   next();
-      // });
-      if (process.env.SSL_KEY && process.env.SSL_CERT) {
-        const options = {
-          key: fs.readFileSync(process.env.SSL_KEY),
-          cert: fs.readFileSync(process.env.SSL_CERT),
-          secureProtocol: 'TLSv1_2_method', // Example: Force TLS 1.2
-        };
-        https.createServer(options, server).listen(PORT);
-      }
-    }
-    else {
-      server.listen(PORT, (err) => {
-        if (err) throw err;
-        console.log(`> Ready on ${PROTOCOL}://${HOST}:${PORT}`);
-      });
-    }
   })
   .catch((ex) => {
     console.warn(`Error starting server on ${HOST}:${PORT}`)