Making Jira and Confluence Public access questions

[Mark Tellier]

If I am using Jira and Confluence internally via http:\\xxxxx:8080, http:\\xxxxx.8090 and I make both sites public through SSL https://xxxx.xxxx for example:

1. If I modify the server.xml file to use https as in step 2  in these instructions:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/running-confluence-over-ssl-or-https-161203.html

Will I still be able to access Jira and Confluence for the internal staff and have the extarnal staff use the SSL connection? I assume so if I do not do step 5...I hope.

2. After completing the steps in the SSL procedure in the above URL will it be necessary to change the config.bat file?

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/running-jira-applications-over-ssl-or-https-938847764.html

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

If you do the SSL with the Tomcat option, then no, you'll have to use the https address.  Unless your route was to add the ssl connector and leave the http one in place.

If you are doing the SSL via a proxy, then yes.  The services are still listening on http where they are now, so you can go direct to them and ignore the proxy.

However, in both cases, it won't work properly.  Both Jira and Confluence use a base-url and need you to be accessing the system over that single url.  If you access it on a different url, you'll see problems with incorrect base urls and eventually, you are going to click on something that takes you to the other connection.