Add self signed cert support to the test dashboard.

index.html

@@ -176,16 +176,21 @@
     <div style="display:flex; gap: 20px; align-items:center; flex-wrap:wrap; font-size:0.85rem;">
       <div style="flex:1; min-width:240px;">
         <label>Primary Base URL:</label>
-        <input type="text" id="primaryUrl" value="http://127.0.0.1:3000" style="margin-bottom:0;" />
+        <input type="text" id="primaryUrl" value="https://127.0.0.1:3000" style="margin-bottom:0;" />
       </div>
       <div style="flex:1; min-width:240px;">
         <label>Replica Base URL:</label>
-        <input type="text" id="replicaUrl" value="http://127.0.0.1:3001" style="margin-bottom:0;" />
+        <input type="text" id="replicaUrl" value="https://127.0.0.1:3001" style="margin-bottom:0;" />
       </div>
       <div style="flex:1; min-width:180px;">
         <label>Replication Bearer Token:</label>
         <input type="password" id="replToken" value="change-me" style="margin-bottom:0;" />
       </div>
+      <div style="min-width:220px; display:flex; align-items:flex-end;">
+        <label style="font-size:0.8rem; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:6px; cursor:pointer; padding-bottom:6px; color:var(--success);">
+          <input type="checkbox" id="trustAllCerts" checked style="width:auto; margin:0;" /> 🛡️ Trust Self-Signed Certs (Proxy)
+        </label>
+      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
 
@@ -286,6 +291,30 @@
   </div>
 
   <script>
+    // Transparently proxy external/HTTPS instance calls via dashboard proxy when self-signed cert trust is active
+    const nativeFetch = window.fetch;
+    window.fetch = function(input, init) {
+      const trustAll = document.getElementById('trustAllCerts')?.checked ?? true;
+      if (trustAll) {
+        const urlStr = typeof input === 'string' ? input : (input && input.url ? input.url : null);
+        if (urlStr) {
+          try {
+            const parsed = new URL(urlStr, window.location.href);
+            if (parsed.origin !== window.location.origin) {
+              const proxyBase = (window.location.protocol === 'file:') ? 'http://127.0.0.1:8080' : '';
+              const proxiedUrl = `${proxyBase}/proxy?url=${encodeURIComponent(urlStr)}`;
+              if (typeof input === 'string') {
+                input = proxiedUrl;
+              } else {
+                input = new Request(proxiedUrl, input);
+              }
+            }
+          } catch (_) {}
+        }
+      }
+      return nativeFetch(input, init);
+    };
+
     let primaryHeadSeq = 0;
     let replicaHeadSeq = 0;