Previously, I described how you automatically get basic SSL support in IBM Bluemix if you use the default domain for your apps. However, if you use a custom domain, you'll get a domain mismatch error when using https. In this post, I'll show you how to fix this by associating your SSL certificate with a custom domain. Along the way, you'll learn how add a custom domain, setup an app to use your domain, configure DNS for your domain, and finally upload an SSL certificate for your domain.

This is a companion piece to another post on SSL Certificates and Custom Domains in the IBM Bluemix UI. It's intended for Bluemix users who wish to use self-signed SSL certificates with their custom domains for testing and development. This can be useful before acquiring a wildcard certificate issued by a trusted third-party certificate authority.

Both http and https is enabled for IBM Bluemix apps using the default mybluemix.net domain. Code is presented for a Node.js app that uses the Express web app framework to cause http requests to be redirected to https. This ensures data shared between your app and the user's browser is trusted and encrypted. A pointer to the deployable sample on GitHub is also provided.

New Bluemix UI updates for August include: better allowances for runtime usage, cost estimator, redesigned app details, SSL certificates for custom domains, Apple iOS solutions page, multimedia for catalog offerings, and many miscellaneous bug fixes and usability improvements.

Last week, I attended That Conference 2014 in WI. The conference is a major tech event with 1000+ attendees. I was there to share IBM Bluemix with this large group of developers. This post describes the highlights of that experience.

I encourage you to take part in the Wimbledon Innovation Challenge. When the Robot Apocalypse starts, I think you'll see robots playing tennis all the time. For the human race to survive, it will be critical for us to learn as much as we can from the large amount of data generated at the Wimbledon tennis championships and collected by IBM.