Alfresco Mobile Configuration

[wouter_leysen]

We are running alfresco behind an Apache reverse proxy. This setup works fine, but we are experiencing problems when testing Alfresco Mobile. The mobile application connects to our server and lists the available sites. When we try to connect to one of the sites, the connection fails.

I found that the URL to connect to a site, does not use the Fully Qualified Domain Name. Instead it uses the server IP on port 8080. Is there a way to correct this.

We are running alfresco community edition: Version: Community - v3.4.0 (d 3370)

Any help would be appreciated.

Kind regards,
Wouter

[mikeh]

Yes, create the file if it's not there already.

Thanks,
Mike

[marclb]

We have a similar problem with an Alfresco server (3.4 version) behind a BlueCoat reverse-proxy.
Everything works fine for months, but when we use Alfresco App 1.2.1.32 on ipad on iOS 5.0.1, it is possible to get the activities and to browse the sites, but it is always inpossible to get a document.
After strong investigations and looking at the packets between Alfresco/reverse-proxy and ipad, we discovered that the Alfresco App seems to deal properly with SSL for most request EXCEPT when it tries to reach a document where the request is not crypted.
Consequently, the document request is not accepted by the reverse-proxy (whose role is to reject all improper or suspicious requests).

So, it seems that there's no way to get a document on the mobile if your Alfresco is behind a proxy-server, until next release of Mobile Alfresco App.

Marc Le Bris
Conseil Régional du Centre
F-45000 Orléans - France

[gavinc]

Sorry to hear you're having issues with the mobile app and thank you for your thorough investigation.

Could I ask you to raise an issue in JIRA and add as much information as you can on your environment, configuration of the reverse proxy etc. and we will strive to address this in the next release.

Many thanks.

[mchase2]

I have my own Ubuntu server running Alfresco 5. I have a domain URL that has its A record set the IP of the server.
What is the HOSTNAME setting value? Is it something I have to setup on the Server that's running my Alfresco app?
I would really like to use Alfresco mobile, but I'm stuck on the setup.
Thanks


1/27/2016 4:04 PM - Fixed it with a reverse proxy. Found an article titled Alfresco Mobile: Change external alfresco url behind proxy. Followed the instructions and it worked. This was posted on the web Oct 24, 2012.