Run NGINX server as redirector for Applicare controller

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Step 1: Follow the instruction to Install Applicare

Step 2: Download nginx

Step 3: Extract the Nginx zip file.

Step 4: Go to the conf folder for the nginx extracted folder. And edit the nginx.conf file.

Step 5: Enter the IP of the machine running nginx instead of localhost where the server name is.

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Step 6: Add the below line before server line

upstream applicareController {
            ip_hash;
            server <Controller_IP>:<Contrller_Port>;
    }

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Step 7: Add the below line in end of location line.

proxy_pass http://applicareController;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;

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Step 8: Go to Applicare controller installed machine.

Step 9: Go to the folder where Applicare is installed and enter the server IP and server port in the Applicare.props and ApplicareController.props file with the nginx running IP and port.

Note:

To stop the Nginx please go to nginx extracted directory then execute below command.

nginx -s stop

Start Nginx with task scheduler

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