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 [![devDependency Status](https://david-dm.org/restify/node-restify/dev-status.svg)](https://david-dm.org/restify/node-restify#info=devDependencies)
 [![code style: prettier](https://img.shields.io/badge/code_style-prettier-ff69b4.svg)](https://github.com/prettier/prettier)
 
-[restify](http://restify.com) is a framework, utilizing
+[restify](https://restify.com) is a framework, utilizing
 [connect](https://github.com/senchalabs/connect) style middleware for building
-REST APIs.  For full details, see http://restify.com
+REST APIs.  For full details, see https://restify.com
 
 Follow restify on [![alt text][1.2]][1]