Configuring the Diffusion Cloud web server

Use the WebServer.xml and Aliases.xml configuration files to configure the behaviour of the Diffusion™ Cloud web server.

Diffusion Cloud can act as a web server by modifying the Connectors.xml configuration file to add a web-server definition to a connector. If a connector is required to serve HTTP requests, the connector requires a web-server definition. A valid web-server entry must also exist in the WebServer.xml configuration file.

The Diffusion Cloud web server is a lightweight web server with very basic features. It hosts the Diffusion Cloud landing page, management console, demos and REST APIs. See Gateway Control REST API for more details.

The Diffusion Cloud web server also provides the endpoint for clients connecting to Diffusion Cloud using HTTP-based transports.

Note: Do not use the Diffusion Cloud web server as the host for your production website. Instead use a third-party web server.

For more information about using Diffusion Cloud with third-party web servers, see Web servers.