8443 port added after redirect from http

[Tony Montana]

Hello all!

I use this solution https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/running-confluence-over-ssl-or-https-161203.html for HTTP redirect to HTTPS. Now, if use http:// confluence redirecting to https, but added :8443 in end adress. How remove this?

If use https://  then isnt display port to end.

Step 5. Add a Security Constraint to Redirect All URLs to HTTPS

<security-constraint>
  <web-resource-collection>
    <web-resource-name>Restricted URLs</web-resource-name>
    <url-pattern>/</url-pattern>
  </web-resource-collection>
  <user-data-constraint>
    <transport-guarantee>CONFIDENTIAL</transport-guarantee>
  </user-data-constraint>
</security-constraint>

[Daniel Eads {unmonitored account} · Accepted solution]

Hi Viktar,

:8443 is being displayed because that's the port that Tomcat is serving Confluence over. There are security concerns with Tomcat serving over the standard port 443 for HTTPS, so you should consider using a reverse proxy intstead.

As a rule of thumb, it's easier to manage SSL certificates through a reverse proxy such as nginx or Apache than directly through Tomcat. You'll also get some side benefits by using a reverse proxy such as better connection handling, gzip compression, and the ability to make use of http/2.

Check out this Atlassian article on setting up nginx with HTTPS in front of Confluence: https://confluence.atlassian.com/confeap/running-c onfluence-behind-nginx-with-ssl-849150880.html

I've also written some more detailed instructions on getting nginx set up if you're using CentOS/Ubuntu: https://danieleads.com/turbo-charging-your-conflue nce-with-nginx/ - small caveat that my article doesn't contain the extra lines in your configuration that you need to get collaborative editing working in Confluence 6.0 - but this only affects Confluence 6.0 and not any versions before/after 6.0.

[Tony Montana]

Hi!

No no! We need only redirect for HTTP to HTTPS, without proxy and  difficult  settings

[Jerry Nordahl]

Modify the redirectPort in /conf/server.xml from:

<Connector port="80" connectionTimeout="20000" redirectPort="8443"
                maxThreads="48" minSpareThreads="10"
                enableLookups="false" acceptCount="10" debug="0" URIEncoding="UTF-8"
                protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol" />

to:

<Connector port="80" connectionTimeout="20000" redirectPort="443"
                maxThreads="48" minSpareThreads="10"
                enableLookups="false" acceptCount="10" debug="0" URIEncoding="UTF-8"
                protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol" />

[Saran Sekar]

Thanks! It worked for me too...