Installation/Configuration Help

[essayyad]

Hello,

I've installed Adobe ColdFusion9 on my server and upon completion it prompts me to go to http://localhost:8500/cfide/adminstrator/index.cfm

I have to request for port 8500 to be opened from the server to the internet and back, however, my security team needs to know the exact URL this link would lead to in order to open the port to that site only?

Also, does anyone know if this port is only needed for the installation purposes or will it be used later on to actually operate the application?

Lastly, I'm setting up ColdFusion9 on a single server with a built in web server. It's for Demo purposes, are there any other ports that will need to be opened?

Thank you,

Aessayyad@deloitte.com

[pete_freitag]

If you are using the builtin web server it defaults to port 8500, you can change the port that the built-in web server runs on to be port 80 if you prefer by editing the jrun.xml file and changing <attribute name="port">8500</attribute> to <attribute name="port">80</attribute> under <service class="jrun.servlet.http.WebService" name="WebService">

You do not need any ports opened up on your firewall besides the port that the web server runs on.

[essayyad]

Thanks Peter, do you know if this port is needed just for installation purposes or is there a need for it to remain opened even after installation?

Also, do you know where this site leads to? Is it Adobe.com?

[Adam Cameron.]

I have to request for port 8500 to be opened from the server to the internet and back, however, my security team needs to know the exact URL this link would lead to in order to open the port to that site only?

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Lastly, I'm setting up ColdFusion9 on a single server with a built in web server. It's for Demo purposes, are there any other ports that will need to be opened?

Port 8500 is the default port the built-in web server listens to for serving requests.  So if you want your CF server to serve requests... it needs to be reachable.

However if it's for dev purposes, it only needs to be open between wherever it is and wherever you are, and I don't imagine that is across the internet?  Well it could be, I guess, but it's a strange way to develop stuff.

The CF install does not need external internet access, btw.

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Adam