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@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ credentials and you already have those.
 
 The projects that require middleware generally include a
 `docker-compose.yml`, so consider using
-http://compose.docker.io/[Docker Compose] to run the middeware servers
+https://compose.docker.io/[Docker Compose] to run the middeware servers
 in Docker containers. See the README in the
 https://github.com/spring-cloud-samples/scripts[scripts demo
 repository] for specific instructions about the common cases of mongo,
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ a modified file in the correct place. Just commit it and push the change.
 
 === Working with the code
 If you don't have an IDE preference we would recommend that you use
-http://www.springsource.com/developer/sts[Spring Tools Suite] or
-http://eclipse.org[Eclipse] when working with the code. We use the
-http://eclipse.org/m2e/[m2eclipe] eclipse plugin for maven support. Other IDEs and tools
+https://www.springsource.com/developer/sts[Spring Tools Suite] or
+https://eclipse.org[Eclipse] when working with the code. We use the
+https://eclipse.org/m2e/[m2eclipe] eclipse plugin for maven support. Other IDEs and tools
 should also work without issue as long as they use Maven 3.3.3 or better.
 
 ==== Importing into eclipse with m2eclipse
-We recommend the http://eclipse.org/m2e/[m2eclipe] eclipse plugin when working with
+We recommend the https://eclipse.org/m2e/[m2eclipe] eclipse plugin when working with
 eclipse. If you don't already have m2eclipse installed it is available from the "eclipse
 marketplace".
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ added after the original pull request but before a merge.
   `eclipse-code-formatter.xml` file from the
   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-build/master/spring-cloud-dependencies-parent/eclipse-code-formatter.xml[Spring
   Cloud Build] project. If using IntelliJ, you can use the
-  http://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6546[Eclipse Code Formatter
+  https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6546[Eclipse Code Formatter
   Plugin] to import the same file.
 * Make sure all new `.java` files to have a simple Javadoc class comment with at least an
   `@author` tag identifying you, and preferably at least a paragraph on what the class is
@@ -148,6 +148,6 @@ added after the original pull request but before a merge.
 * A few unit tests would help a lot as well -- someone has to do it.
 * If no-one else is using your branch, please rebase it against the current master (or
   other target branch in the main project).
-* When writing a commit message please follow http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html[these conventions],
+* When writing a commit message please follow https://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html[these conventions],
   if you are fixing an existing issue please add `Fixes gh-XXXX` at the end of the commit
   message (where XXXX is the issue number).
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