Installing Apache Stratos Nginx Extension

Apache Stratos Nginx Extension could be used for integrating Nginx load balancer with Apache Stratos. Please follow below steps to proceed with the installation:

1. Download and extract Nginx binary distribution to a desired location: .

2. Extract org.apache.stratos.nginx.extension-.zip to a desired location: .

3. Open /bin/nginx-extension.sh file in a text editor and update following system properties:

      # Define nginx host private ip address:
      -Dnginx.private.ip=127.0.0.1
   
      # Define the nginx executable file path:
      -Dexecutable.file.path=<nginx-home>/nginx
   
      # Update the nginx.conf file patch
      -Dconf.file.path=/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
   
      #update the certificate for SSL configuration
      -Dnginx.cert.path=/etc/nginx/ssl/server.cert
   
      #update the server key for SSL configuration
      -Dnginx.key.path=/etc/nginx/ssl/server.key
   
      # Update the hostname length, if needed
      -Dnginx.server.names.hash.bucket.size=128
   
      # Enable/disable cep statistics publisher:
      -Dcep.stats.publisher.enabled=false
   
      # If cep statistics publisher is enabled define the following properties:
      -Dthrift.receiver.ip=127.0.0.1
      -Dthrift.receiver.port=7615
      -Dnetwork.partition.id=network-partition-1
   

4. Open /conf/jndi.properties file in a text editor and update message broker information:

   java.naming.provider.url=tcp://localhost:61616
   

5. Run /bin/nginx-extension.sh as the root user.