Server.xml file
Spotfire Server is implemented as a Tomcat web application. For this reason, it uses a standard Tomcat web application configuration file, server.xml, to store information it needs when starting. This file is stored in the <installation dir>/tomcat/conf/ directory.
- To change port numbers after installation.
- To tweak Tomcat behavior.
Note: The variable [SpotfirePort] is set when running the
Spotfire Server installer. The variable [ServerHostname]-srv is automatically set by the installer by adding the strings -srv to the server's hostname. This variable must not contain any characters that need escaping, such as "."
For details about the server.xml syntax, see Apache Tomcat documentation at https://tomcat.apache.org/.
For information on editing the file, see Manually editing the server.xml file.
Server hostname example
spotfireserver1.example.com
Note: By default
Spotfire Server has three pre-configured connectors. Connectors with connectorType="registration" and connectorType="backend" should not be touched. The public connector (it has no connectorType specified explicitly) can be modified or commented out for load balancing and other purposes.
- Manually editing the server.xml file
The server.xml file, a Tomcat web application configuration file, is rarely edited in Spotfire.
Parent topic: Spotfire Server files
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