diff --git a/docs/env.md b/docs/env.md
index 9f13692b6..d41537390 100644
--- a/docs/env.md
+++ b/docs/env.md
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ Environmental variables are also tracked in `ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES` within `src/
 - `UNSAFE_URLS`: Array or regular expression URLs to be excluded from access.Example: ["^.*(169.254.169.254).*","^.*(127.0.0.1).*"]
 
 ## HTTP
-
 - `HTTP_API_PORT`: Port number for the HTTP API. Example: `8000`
+- `HTTP_CERT_PATH`: Absolute path to the TLS certificate file. If provided along with `HTTP_KEY_PATH`, the node will start an HTTPS server. Example: `"/etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/fullchain.pem"`
+- `HTTP_KEY_PATH`: Absolute path to the TLS private key file. If provided along with `HTTP_CERT_PATH`, the node will start an HTTPS server. Example: `"/etc/letsencrypt/live/example.com/privkey.pem"`
 
 ## P2P
 
diff --git a/scripts/ocean-node-quickstart.sh b/scripts/ocean-node-quickstart.sh
index 4a1ed9c97..ef663d560 100755
--- a/scripts/ocean-node-quickstart.sh
+++ b/scripts/ocean-node-quickstart.sh
@@ -139,6 +139,17 @@ else
   echo "Running node without docker C2D capabilities!"
 fi
 
+read -p "Do you want to enable TLS (HTTPS) for your Ocean Node [ y/n ]: " enable_tls
+if [ "$enable_tls" == "y" ]; then
+  read -p "Enter the absolute path to your TLS certificate file: " HTTP_CERT_PATH
+  read -p "Enter the absolute path to your TLS private key file: " HTTP_KEY_PATH
+  
+  if [ -z "$HTTP_CERT_PATH" ] || [ -z "$HTTP_KEY_PATH" ]; then
+    echo "Certificate and key paths are mandatory for TLS. Disabling TLS."
+    enable_tls="n"
+  fi
+fi
+
 # Set default compute environments if not already defined
 if [ -z "$DOCKER_COMPUTE_ENVIRONMENTS" ]; then
   echo "Setting default DOCKER_COMPUTE_ENVIRONMENTS configuration"
@@ -212,12 +223,24 @@ services:
 #      P2P_BOOTSTRAP_NODES: ''
 #      P2P_FILTER_ANNOUNCED_ADDRESSES: ''
       DOCKER_COMPUTE_ENVIRONMENTS: '$DOCKER_COMPUTE_ENVIRONMENTS'
+$(
+  if [ "$enable_tls" == "y" ]; then
+    echo "      HTTP_CERT_PATH: '/usr/src/app/certs/cert.pem'"
+    echo "      HTTP_KEY_PATH: '/usr/src/app/certs/key.pem'"
+  fi
+)
 
     networks:
       - ocean_network
     volumes:
       - node-sqlite:/usr/src/app/databases
       - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+$(
+  if [ "$enable_tls" == "y" ]; then
+    echo "      - $HTTP_CERT_PATH:/usr/src/app/certs/cert.pem:ro"
+    echo "      - $HTTP_KEY_PATH:/usr/src/app/certs/key.pem:ro"
+  fi
+)
     depends_on:
       - typesense
 
diff --git a/src/@types/OceanNode.ts b/src/@types/OceanNode.ts
index 1f43ece68..08db7b98b 100644
--- a/src/@types/OceanNode.ts
+++ b/src/@types/OceanNode.ts
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ export interface OceanNodeConfig {
   isBootstrap?: boolean
   validateUnsignedDDO?: boolean
   jwtSecret?: string
+  httpCertPath?: string
+  httpKeyPath?: string
 }
 
 export interface P2PStatusResponse {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 5eeb52366..ba2a094a9 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 
 import { GENERIC_EMOJIS, LOG_LEVELS_STR } from './utils/logging/Logger.js'
 import fs from 'fs'
+import https from 'https'
 import { OCEAN_NODE_LOGGER } from './utils/logging/common.js'
 import path from 'path'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'url'
@@ -176,9 +177,27 @@ if (config.hasHttp) {
   app.use(removeExtraSlashes)
   app.use('/', httpRoutes)
 
-  app.listen(config.httpPort, () => {
-    OCEAN_NODE_LOGGER.logMessage(`HTTP port: ${config.httpPort}`, true)
-  })
+  if (config.httpCertPath && config.httpKeyPath) {
+    try {
+      const options = {
+        cert: fs.readFileSync(config.httpCertPath),
+        key: fs.readFileSync(config.httpKeyPath)
+      }
+      https.createServer(options, app).listen(config.httpPort, () => {
+        OCEAN_NODE_LOGGER.logMessage(`HTTPS port: ${config.httpPort}`, true)
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      OCEAN_NODE_LOGGER.error(`Error starting HTTPS server: ${err.message}`)
+      OCEAN_NODE_LOGGER.logMessage(`Falling back to HTTP`, true)
+      app.listen(config.httpPort, () => {
+        OCEAN_NODE_LOGGER.logMessage(`HTTP port: ${config.httpPort}`, true)
+      })
+    }
+  } else {
+    app.listen(config.httpPort, () => {
+      OCEAN_NODE_LOGGER.logMessage(`HTTP port: ${config.httpPort}`, true)
+    })
+  }
 
   // Call the function to schedule the cron job to delete old logs
   scheduleCronJobs(oceanNode)
diff --git a/src/utils/config/constants.ts b/src/utils/config/constants.ts
index 54287345b..f3b43c244 100644
--- a/src/utils/config/constants.ts
+++ b/src/utils/config/constants.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ export const ENV_TO_CONFIG_MAPPING = {
   P2P_AUTODIALCONCURRENCY: 'p2pConfig.autoDialConcurrency',
   P2P_MAXPEERADDRSTODIAL: 'p2pConfig.maxPeerAddrsToDial',
   P2P_AUTODIALINTERVAL: 'p2pConfig.autoDialInterval',
-  P2P_ENABLE_NETWORK_STATS: 'p2pConfig.enableNetworkStats'
+  P2P_ENABLE_NETWORK_STATS: 'p2pConfig.enableNetworkStats',
+  HTTP_CERT_PATH: 'httpCertPath',
+  HTTP_KEY_PATH: 'httpKeyPath'
 } as const
 
 // Configuration defaults
diff --git a/src/utils/config/schemas.ts b/src/utils/config/schemas.ts
index e3cf3b802..a81bd26ce 100644
--- a/src/utils/config/schemas.ts
+++ b/src/utils/config/schemas.ts
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ export const OceanNodeConfigSchema = z
       .default([...DEFAULT_UNSAFE_URLS]),
     isBootstrap: booleanFromString.optional().default(false),
     validateUnsignedDDO: booleanFromString.optional().default(true),
-    jwtSecret: z.string()
+    jwtSecret: z.string(),
+    httpCertPath: z.string().optional(),
+    httpKeyPath: z.string().optional()
   })
   .passthrough()
   .superRefine((data, ctx) => {
diff --git a/src/utils/constants.ts b/src/utils/constants.ts
index a3717ff68..4f4012761 100644
--- a/src/utils/constants.ts
+++ b/src/utils/constants.ts
@@ -504,6 +504,16 @@ export const ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES: Record<any, EnvVariable> = {
     name: 'P2P_MAX_CONNECTIONS',
     value: process.env.P2P_MAX_CONNECTIONS,
     required: false
+  },
+  HTTP_CERT_PATH: {
+    name: 'HTTP_CERT_PATH',
+    value: process.env.HTTP_CERT_PATH,
+    required: false
+  },
+  HTTP_KEY_PATH: {
+    name: 'HTTP_KEY_PATH',
+    value: process.env.HTTP_KEY_PATH,
+    required: false
   }
 }
 export const CONNECTION_HISTORY_DELETE_THRESHOLD = 300