openHIM docker always fallback to localhost

[maurochss]

Hi all,

I am trying to start openHIM using the docker-compose. The steps I am using are:

1. git clone https://github.com/jembi/openhim-common.git
2. Modified the default.json by adding the server name.
3. docker-compose build && docker-compose up -d

After doing this, the default.json hostname changes back to localhost instead of the hostname I defined prior to start.

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Regards,
Mauro Chan Son Suleimane

[maurochss]

Hi all,

Whenever I change the localhost to (e.g. openhimdev.mydomain.org) on default.json, when I start the containers with docker-
compose it falls back to localhost.

Bellow my default.json.

{
"version": "1.18.2",
"minimumCoreVersion": "5.2.0",
"protocol": "https",
"host": "localhost",
"hostPath": "",
"port": "8080",
"title": "Admin Console",
"footerTitle": "OpenHIM Administration Console",
"footerPoweredBy": "Powered by OpenHIM",
"loginBanner": "",
"mediatorLastHeartbeatWarningSeconds": 60,
"mediatorLastHeartbeatDangerSeconds": 120,
"showLoginForm": true,
"ssoEnabled": false,
"keyCloakUrl": "http://localhost:9088",
"keyCloakRealm": "platform-realm",
"keyCloakClientId": "openhim-oauth"
}

[bradsawadye]

Hi @maurochss specify the host using an environment variable like done here

[maurochss]

Hi @bradsawadye ,

Thanks, it did work but unfortunately the heartbeat is not opening. Port 8080 is opened, I disabled the firewall and still I can't access from the outside.

I was thinking in disable https for openHIM and put an NGINX instance in front. Is that feasible?

Have you done it? If so which variable should I change to make it http and not https?

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Regards,
Mauro Chan Son Suleimane

[bradsawadye]

Hi @maurochss,

We always have ngnx in front of the openhim. The heartbeat is on port 8080 and only retrievable via https. Have a look at this https://github.com/jembi/platform , its a toolbox of ours with openhim and a reverse proxy services