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AL̲̳I

Reputation: 2461

How to eliminate port number of tomcat server

I have a dedicated server and I have tomcat installed on it. But the only way to access tomcat is to give the port number in the URL. For Example: http://server.mydomain.com:8080 takes me to the tomcat server. How can I remove the port number from the URL????

As long as I was using it, this was fine but now I have generated a SOAP service and I have deployed it on axis2. Now the URL to access my service is like http://server.mydomain.com:8080/axis2/services/MyService?wsdl which shows the port number, so how can I remove this port number??

OR is there any other way to make my service accessible without showing the port number?? Thanks

Upvotes: 1

Views: 6541

Answers (2)

Giacomo1968
Giacomo1968

Reputation: 26056

3 words: Apache Reverse Proxy

I hate dealing with Java/Tomcat idiosyncrasies like this so what I do is I reverse proxy through Apache to give Tomcat a nice/normal port 80 URL. I have a detailed answer on my approach here on Server Fault.

That way my Tomcat setup is sane & clean & Apache allows me more flexibility in front-end accessibility & control.

Upvotes: 4

C-Otto
C-Otto

Reputation: 5843

Not showing the port number means that it must run on port 80 (http) or 443 (https). For that you need to modify your tomcat configuration. I found this on the internet and hope it helps: http://www.mkyong.com/tomcat/how-to-change-tomcat-default-port/

Upvotes: 3

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