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Webserver Setup

You can access switchmap-ng on its default port 7000, however you may want to access it on port 80 by integrating it with an Apache or Nginx webserver. This page explains how.

Apache setup for switchmap-ng​

switchmap-ng has sample configurations for the Apache webserver.

Run the following commands from the top directory of switchmap-ng

$ sudo cp examples/linux/apache/switchmap-ng-apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf-available
$ sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/conf-available/switchmap-ng-apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/switchmap-ng-apache.conf 

# (Ubuntu only)
$ sudo a2enmod proxy_http
$ sudo systemctl restart apache2.service

# (RedHat / CentOS)    
$ sudo systemctl restart httpd.service

You should now be able to access your switchmap-ng web pages using the following link.

  • http://SERVER_NAME/switchmap/

Nginx setup for switchmap-ng​

switchmap-ng has sample configurations for the Nginx webserver.

Run the following commands from the top directory of switchmap-ng

$ sudo cp examples/linux/nginx/switchmap-ng-nginx.conf /etc/nginx/sites-available
$ sudo ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/switchmap-ng-nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf-enabled/switchmap-ng-nginx.conf

Note: Edit the /etc/nginx/conf-enabled/switchmap-ng-nginx.conf file and change the IP address of the server then restart Nginx.

$ systemctl restart nginx.service

You should now be able to access your switchmap-ng web pages using the following link.

  • http://SERVER_NAME/switchmap-ng/