diff --git a/app/.htaccess b/app/.htaccess
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index 0000000..508ceff
--- /dev/null
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+RewriteEngine On 
+
+# enforce HTTPs
+RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80
+RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L]
+