deploy basex webapp to a linux / apache envinroment?

> Hi, > > Can anyone point to some help with deploying a basex webapp to a linux / > apache envinroment? > > I don't have much experience with Apache config. Is it best to leave basex > running on port 8984 and proxy the port 80 requests? Or to config basex to > operate on port 80? > > Any info on this topic is greatly appreciated. I wonder if maybe it's > easier to run something else altogether, such as nginx? > > Thanks, > Colin > > _______________________________________________ > BaseX-Talk mailing list > BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de > https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk > >

On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> wrote: > Hi Colin, > > this heavily depends on your application. If you really just need BaseX > (e.g. you run some RestXQ application) there should be no reason why not to > use solely BaseX and run it on port 80. However, if you need something > more, which is quite likely, it might be wise (and I would recommend doing > so as it adds some flexibility) to run some HTTP server or reverse proxy. > > If you want to run Apache or nginx again heavily depends on your needs. > Apache is a full-blown HTTP server and very powerful whereas nginx is quite > small and very fast. We recently used nginx as reverse proxy to scale to > several BaseX instances, which worked really well. So this gives you also > the opportunity to scale your application depending on the server load. > > Cheers, > Dirk > > > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Colin McEnearney < > colinmcenearney at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Can anyone point to some help with deploying a basex webapp to a linux / >> apache envinroment? >> >> I don't have much experience with Apache config. Is it best to leave >> basex running on port 8984 and proxy the port 80 requests? Or to config >> basex to operate on port 80? >> >> Any info on this topic is greatly appreciated. I wonder if maybe it's >> easier to run something else altogether, such as nginx? >> >> Thanks, >> Colin >> >> _______________________________________________ >> BaseX-Talk mailing list >> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >> >> > > > -- > Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org > |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz > |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: > | Dr. Christian Grün, Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle > `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >

> Thanks Dirk. > > This is specifically in regards to a Dreamhost VPS with many domains on > it, several using php and wordpress which I just learned relies on > .htaccess for its permalinks... (so no nginx (I think ) ) > > I have put off this day for as long as possible, but I think I have to > roll up my sleeves and learn how to configure mod_proxy for Apache > > > > > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> wrote: > >> Hi Colin, >> >> this heavily depends on your application. If you really just need BaseX >> (e.g. you run some RestXQ application) there should be no reason why not to >> use solely BaseX and run it on port 80. However, if you need something >> more, which is quite likely, it might be wise (and I would recommend doing >> so as it adds some flexibility) to run some HTTP server or reverse proxy. >> >> If you want to run Apache or nginx again heavily depends on your needs. >> Apache is a full-blown HTTP server and very powerful whereas nginx is quite >> small and very fast. We recently used nginx as reverse proxy to scale to >> several BaseX instances, which worked really well. So this gives you also >> the opportunity to scale your application depending on the server load. >> >> Cheers, >> Dirk >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Colin McEnearney < >> colinmcenearney at gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Can anyone point to some help with deploying a basex webapp to a linux >>> / apache envinroment? >>> >>> I don't have much experience with Apache config. Is it best to leave >>> basex running on port 8984 and proxy the port 80 requests? Or to config >>> basex to operate on port 80? >>> >>> Any info on this topic is greatly appreciated. I wonder if maybe it's >>> easier to run something else altogether, such as nginx? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Colin >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> BaseX-Talk mailing list >>> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >>> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >> | Dr. Christian Grün, Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >> > >

> Hi Dirk (or anyone), > > Would you mind showing me your config, or similar, for serving a basex > webapp with nginx? > > I've got this atm, not working yet: > > index index.xq index.xqy index.xquery index.html; > server { # simple reverse-proxy > listen 80; > server_name domain.com www.domain.com; > access_log logs/domain.com.access.log main; > > # pass requests for content to basex > location / { > proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8984; > > } > } > > > > > On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Colin McEnearney < > colinmcenearney at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Dirk. >> >> This is specifically in regards to a Dreamhost VPS with many domains on >> it, several using php and wordpress which I just learned relies on >> .htaccess for its permalinks... (so no nginx (I think ) ) >> >> I have put off this day for as long as possible, but I think I have to >> roll up my sleeves and learn how to configure mod_proxy for Apache >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Dirk Kirsten <dk at basex.org> wrote: >> >>> Hi Colin, >>> >>> this heavily depends on your application. If you really just need BaseX >>> (e.g. you run some RestXQ application) there should be no reason why not to >>> use solely BaseX and run it on port 80. However, if you need something >>> more, which is quite likely, it might be wise (and I would recommend doing >>> so as it adds some flexibility) to run some HTTP server or reverse proxy. >>> >>> If you want to run Apache or nginx again heavily depends on your needs. >>> Apache is a full-blown HTTP server and very powerful whereas nginx is quite >>> small and very fast. We recently used nginx as reverse proxy to scale to >>> several BaseX instances, which worked really well. So this gives you also >>> the opportunity to scale your application depending on the server load. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Dirk >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 7, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Colin McEnearney < >>> colinmcenearney at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Can anyone point to some help with deploying a basex webapp to a linux >>>> / apache envinroment? >>>> >>>> I don't have much experience with Apache config. Is it best to leave >>>> basex running on port 8984 and proxy the port 80 requests? Or to config >>>> basex to operate on port 80? >>>> >>>> Any info on this topic is greatly appreciated. I wonder if maybe it's >>>> easier to run something else altogether, such as nginx? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Colin >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> BaseX-Talk mailing list >>>> BaseX-Talk at mailman.uni-konstanz.de >>>> https://mailman.uni-konstanz.de/mailman/listinfo/basex-talk >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Dirk Kirsten, BaseX GmbH, http://basex.org >>> |-- Firmensitz: Blarerstrasse 56, 78462 Konstanz >>> |-- Registergericht Freiburg, HRB: 708285, Geschäftsführer: >>> | Dr. Christian Grün, Alexander Holupirek, Michael Seiferle >>> `-- Phone: 0049 7531 28 28 676, Fax: 0049 7531 20 05 22 >>> >> >> >