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- | ====== Making your GS3 tomcat web server publicly accessible on Windows 10 for //Testing// purposes ====== | ||
- | Follow these instructions only for briefly testing a public GS3 tomcat, such as for the // | + | |
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+ | ====== Windows 10 instructions to make your GS3 tomcat web server public ====== | ||
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+ | Follow these instructions | ||
====Instructions==== | ====Instructions==== | ||
- | 1. Obtaining your PC's public IP and LAN/private IP: | + | **1. Obtaining your PC's public IP and LAN/private IP:** |
a. Work out your PC's private LAN (local area network) IP by [[old: | a. Work out your PC's private LAN (local area network) IP by [[old: | ||
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b. Work out public IP by visiting http:// | b. Work out public IP by visiting http:// | ||
- | 2. Configure Windows Defender FireWall to make the port accessible: | + | **2. Configure Windows Defender FireWall to make the port accessible:** |
a. Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall > Advanced Settings. | a. Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Windows Firewall > Advanced Settings. | ||
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(Because I don't know whether outbound http responses from GS3's tomcat webserver for incoming requests need to have a port exception rule set up too.) | (Because I don't know whether outbound http responses from GS3's tomcat webserver for incoming requests need to have a port exception rule set up too.) | ||
- | c. Now you should see the running GS3 tomcat at %%http://< | + | d. Now you should see the running GS3 tomcat at %%http://< |
We need to make this visible over the public IP, which is accomplished by 'Port forwarding' | We need to make this visible over the public IP, which is accomplished by 'Port forwarding' | ||
+ | * If not, check your tomcat server is running. Next, check it is listening on port 8383 by typing the following into a [[old: | ||
+ | < | ||
- | 3. Set up port forwarding: | + | The output should display ' |
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+ | **3. Set up port forwarding | ||
Login to your router (a local URL/IP that may look like '' | Login to your router (a local URL/IP that may look like '' | ||
- | Remember | + | On some router configuration pages, you may need to remember |
If you don't know how to work with your local home/work router, google a manual for your router' | If you don't know how to work with your local home/work router, google a manual for your router' | ||
- | 4. Now the GS3 tomcat web server should be visible at %%http://< | + | 4. Stop your Greenstone 3 server.\\ |
+ | Edit your Greenstone' | ||
+ | Restart the Greenstone 3 web server.\\ | ||
+ | Now the GS3 tomcat web server should be visible at %%http://< | ||
- | 5. Once you've finished testing your GS3's tomcat web server' | + | 5. Once you've finished testing your GS3's tomcat web server' |
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* https:// | * https:// | ||
* https:// | * https:// | ||
+ | Perhaps useful: | ||
+ | * https:// |
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