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Update base URL not working

Dipesh Ramesh_r0hln0

Hello,

I have confluence hosted locally

currently the server base urls are:

localhost:8080 & http://machinename:8090

However I would like to change this to:

http://conf.usa.mycompanyname.com

When I click on update base url link and edit it to: http://conf.usa.mycompanyname.com then I cannot access confluence with new url (however I can access using localhost:8080)

I am following this document:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/configuring-the-server-base-url-148592.html

And it says I have to make change to server.xml file. 

Could someone advice if this is necessary? and will work?

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P.D. Foerster

Hi Dipesh,

do you make use of a reverse proxy when trying to access your confluence via the new base URL? If so, you have to add the proxy attributes mentioned in the document above to your Tomcat's connector so that Tomcat knows the application is running behind a proxy.

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

What error message do you get in the browser?

Dipesh Ramesh_r0hln0

Hi Nic,

I don't get any error when updating my base URL. But when I try accessing using new URL the web-page says 'This page can't be displayed, Make sure the web address http://conf.usa.mycompanyname.com is correct'

Dipesh Ramesh_r0hln0

Hi Patrice,

In confluence I have updated base url to:

I have changed my server.xml file as mentioned http://conf.usa.mycompanyname.com:8090

I tried changing path and proxy settings and now the confleunce don't work even with localhost (i have backup web.xml )

This is what my xml file looks like:

I have edited this part: proxyName="conf.usa.mycompanyname.com" proxyPort="8090" scheme="http" and <Context path="/confluence" docBase="../confluence" debug="0" reloadable="false" useHttpOnly="true">

P.D. Foerster

Hi Dipesh,

as far as I can see you don't use a context path in your URL but /confluence is configured. At first please add /confluence to your base URL and check if you can access your Confluence now. Maybe you have to update some settings on your proxy as well.

If you don't want to use a context path please follow How to change the Confluence context path. I suggest you try to access Confluence locally (without going over proxy) first and check if you can access Confluence. Next remove the context path as described in the article mentioned. Then update your base URL and server.xml (because of proxy settings). Of course also check the configuration in your proxy.