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External URL Configuration

External BlueMind URLs are the URL addresses used to access the BlueMind server and mail domains. This means that if you have a multi-domain install, you can define an external URL for each domain - from BlueMind version 4.7.
This page describes how to set up external URLs for each domain on the one hand, and a global server-level external URL on the other.

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Warning!

Changing the external URL of an existing production server has several consequences for users:

  • The address users use to access BlueMind obviously changes. This not only impacts their browser-based access but also thick client access. Thick client configurations therefore need to be updated.
  • The certificate for this new external URL also needs to be changed and configured.
  • Previously-generated links (linked attachments or videoconferences, in particular) may not be accessible or may generate alerts (certificates).

Global configuration​

This is the BlueMind server configuration, as well as the configuration for BlueMind domains that don't have their own external URL.

To set up a global external URL:

  • Log into BlueMind as system administrator (admin0)
  • Go to System Management > System Configuration
  • Click the "Reverse proxy" tab
  • Enter an external URL
  • Save

Domain configuration​

  • Log into BlueMind as system administrator (admin0)
  • Go to System Management > Manage Domain and double-click the domain to open it
  • In the "General" tab, enter an external URL
  • Save

Consequences of changing an external URL​

Browser error message​

When you change an external URL, your browser will display a certificate error message when you log into BlueMind.

The external URL no longer matches the certificate's CN. You need to get a new certificate with the new external URL as CN and update the SSL certificate.

Automatically-generated links, in particular BlueMind Video links, need to be updated for all future meetings. You need to go edit these events to generate the link's URL again.

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This cannot be done automatically as the event also has to be modified in other participants' external third-parties' messages. The event has to be updated manually.

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