topic Nuxeo Tomcat HTTPS Configuration - Why not recommended? in Nuxeo Forum

Nuxeo Tomcat HTTPS Configuration - Why not recommended?

Rodri_ — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 11:24:22 GMT

Hello,

I want to implement HTTPS in nuxeo, and I have been looking at this: https://doc.nuxeo.com/nxdoc/http-and-https-reverse-proxy-configuration/

Tomcat HTTPS Configuration seems to be very easy (I have experience configuring tomcat to serve via HTTPS), but I saw this message: "Configuring Tomcat in HTTPS is not recommended. Please follow instructions above to configure Apache server."

So my question is, why is it not recommended?

Thank you.

Re: Nuxeo Tomcat HTTPS Configuration - Why not recommended?

Michael_Wedderb — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:05:08 GMT

Tomcat is application server, Apache is made to serve static content. My guess is you will get a lot better performance from using Apache vs Tomcat. There is also a slight increase in difficulty configuring Tomcat for HTTPS (for those not familiar with the process). Just my thoughts on why they might recommend against it.

Re: Nuxeo Tomcat HTTPS Configuration - Why not recommended?

Patrick_Abgrall — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 19:04:00 GMT

I think it should be understood as "Configuring Tomcat in HTTPS and putting Nuxeo to face directly the Wild Wild Web is not recommended. Please follow instructions above to configure Apache server before Nuxeo as a Frontend to face the Wild Wild Web." So just a warning that Apache as a WebServer to face internet is the recommended configuration.

Re: Nuxeo Tomcat HTTPS Configuration - Why not recommended?

Julien_Carsique — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 15:33:08 GMT

Confirming this answer. Patrick Abgrall's answer is also correct.