Receiving error when creating a Web File Connector in Qlik Sense Error: "FAILED TO CONNECT TO HOST OR PROXY"

[lgs_developer]

Found an alert tool (Qlik Connectors (SMTP)) which will send an email if a load script fails. I followed the instructions to the letter found in this document  'setting up qlik sense to send email on task failure.docx'. One of the last steps is to create a web file connector to "http://localhost:5555/" and name it. I did as I indicate in the screenshot below:

I get the error above. The strange thing is I created the connection successfully, but I spelled the Name wrong so to do it correctly I deleted the connection and cannot get it to connect again, so it worked once.

I have done the simple fixes rebooted the server stopping and restarting the Qlik Connector Service account (I did follow the directions and installed the Qlik Connector  as a service. Doesn't matter what I name it the connection fails.

I grabbed a web page : "https://state.1keydata.com/" and created a web file and it created it straight away.

So it has something to do with the http://localhost:5555/ to trigger the alert and send the email.

I am way over my head on this one any help would be appreciated.

[stevedark]

The web connector may prefer HTTPS sources?

[korsikov]

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/Can-not-connect-to-web-file-using-Webfile-Co...