Console Guide / Configure the Eucalyptus Management Console |
Nginx is a web server that manages SSL connections, and acts as a reverse proxy server, which redirects http protocol to https protocol.
When you install the Management Console, nginx is installed automatically. By default, the console is configured to use secure HTTP to allow secure connections from a web server to a browser.
systemctl stop eucaconsole.service systemctl restart eucaconsole.service
The Management Console generates self-signed certificates by default but can use your own certificates to run the console instead.
This procedure involves copying over your certificate files:
You can run the console on non-secure connections using HTTP. In order to configure the console without enabling secure connections, use port 80 instead. To accomplish this, nginx act as a proxy.
To run your console on port 80: