The information on this page refers to License Statistics v7.4 or newer, which added the ability to specify a bind address. If you are running an older version of License Statistics, see documentation for previous versions. |
The settings for configuring the HTTP server are described below.
Port
The port setting ("WEBSERVER_PORT" in the "HTTP" section of the xflicstat.cfg file, or "Port" in the License Statistics Manager's Webserver tab) is used to specify the HTTP server used for viewing License Statistics output.
The port setting defaults to 80 when SSL is disabled, or 443 when SSL is enabled. You should ensure that the port is available for your site, and change this setting if needed.
SSL
For more information about SSL configuration, see Enabling Tomcat SSL.
Base URL
The base URL setting is used to set the address for accessing the License Statistics UI in a browser.
The base URL setting is used in email templates and other places where License Statistics references the service address accessible in the network.
License Statistics does not use the base URL setting for redirections. If you need to redirect License Statistics to the base URL (for example, from http://myhost to https://my.domain.com) you must do the redirection in the network configuration using proxy or DNS rules.
Bind Address
The bind address setting ("WEBSERVER_BIND_ADDRESS" in the "HTTP" section of the xflicstat.cfg file, or "Bind Address" in the License Statistics Manager's Webserver tab) is used to specify the bind address (for example, 127.0.0.1) for localhost connections only.
In License Statistics versions older than v7.4, the bind address was statically set to 0.0.0.0 (allow all incoming connections). For backward compatibility, we have temporarily retained the default setting of 0.0.0.0; however, we will change the default setting to 127.0.0.1 in the future. Please note this breaking change accordingly and prepare for any reconfiguration that may need to be made by your system administrator.