# SSL support (The proxy server is refusing connections)

**URL:** <https://community.gatling.io/t/ssl-support-the-proxy-server-is-refusing-connections/3874>\
**Category:** Gatling (Open-Source)\
**Created:** [August 7, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/ssl-support-the-proxy-server-is-refusing-connections/3874 "2017-08-07T20:49:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Kai\_Liu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@Kai\_Liu](https://community.gatling.io/u/Kai_Liu)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/ssl-support-the-proxy-server-is-refusing-connections/3874/1 "2017-08-07T20:49:44Z")

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I set my Gatling to listen HTTP/HTTPS 8000, and I use Self-signed Certificate, then I went to our https website using firefox, it does not popup the “Your certficte is not secure” window. It shows the following error:

[![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bCE_zIo2rZc/WYjSSEsdIhI/AAAAAAAAAys/dgHAkn_a0rYjbkvDxbcreUM9IwBd98sEwCLcBGAs/s320/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-08-07%2Bat%2B3.43.32%2BPM.png)](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bCE_zIo2rZc/WYjSSEsdIhI/AAAAAAAAAys/dgHAkn_a0rYjbkvDxbcreUM9IwBd98sEwCLcBGAs/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2017-08-07%2Bat%2B3.43.32%2BPM.png)

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Liu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@Kai\_Liu](https://community.gatling.io/u/Kai_Liu)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://community.gatling.io/t/ssl-support-the-proxy-server-is-refusing-connections/3874/2 "2017-08-07T21:06:19Z")

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Fixed, It caused because I didn’t start the Gatling.