How to self-host Jira and Confluence via SSL/HTTPS ?

Question

I'm sorry if this is already asked a dozen times, but I couldn't find answers to my questions here via Google, that may be because it's both too broad and too specific (and because I don't have a lot of experience with SSL and website-hosting)

Context: I have a server with Jira, Confluence and PostGreSQL Databases for both. I can access Confluence via Localhost:8090 and Jira via https://localhost:8443 (got ssl for jira working), using Jira 7.12, Confluence 6.11 and Postgres 9.3 Databases.
I can't access Jira nor Confluence from within the company network, even though i can see then in the network panel and remote access those virtual machines(from and to them).

Goal: I want to access both sites from  a)outsite of localhost(company network) and b) outsite the company network.

Question(s): What do i need to change to make that possible? open ports, if so, which? Use Apache for a proxy and less headaches? Is there a better guide to get SSL running on confluence than this? https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/running-confluence-over-ssl-or-https-161203.html
How do I add them to an existing URL (https://exampleURL.com/Jira or https://exampleURL.com/Confluence)

Thanks in advance for all your help, every bit is appreciated.

Bernd Le

Bernd Le · Answer

Thanks a lot! I will try that and get back to you when it works or doesn't work.

--Bernd

Alexis Robert · Answer

Hi @Bernd Le,

first, if you want to be able to access your Jira and Confluence instances with a URL like jira.mycompany.com, you will need to ask your internal IT team to create a DNS record that points to your server IP address.

Then, I would recommend using a proxy like Apache to handle SSL certificates. You will probably need Apache anyway if you plan on running both Jira and Confluence on the same server (so, same IP address) with different ports.

The documentation to setup Apache for Jira and Confluence is available here.

Let me know if you have any questions,

--Alexis