Hi Sonia, Because of how cookies work in modern web browsers (Safari, Firefox, Chrome, all of them), unfortunately it's *not possible* to run the DSpace v7 REST API under HTTP *unless your only client is the same machine (i.e. localhost)*. So, for development scenarios, many active developers do run DSpace 7 on HTTP... but that means you can only use "http://localhost"; style URLs. As soon as you want to use a different, non-localhost URL, you have to use HTTPS or else your web browser will *block* the cookies that the DSpace 7 REST API requires to support authentication, etc.
So, if your internal users are only accessing your site via "http://localhost:4000"; (or similar) URLs, then you are fine to stay on HTTP. But, if you need a different URL (or even an IP address) to access the site, you'll need to switch to using HTTPS. This is a security feature of all modern web browsers, and it's there to protect your site & users on your site. If you have more information about the problems you've run into with getting HTTPS working, it's possible someone on this list can help you find a quick solution. There are also many common installation issues we've documented the solutions to at https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/Installing+DSpace#InstallingDSpace-CommonInstallationIssues So, be sure to check those, as it's possible your solution will be documented there. We also have documentation on setting up HTTPS for the backend (see step 16 of backend install) and frontend (see step 8 of frontend install) in our Installation guide: https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/Installing+DSpace If you have any more questions, let us know on this list. Tim On Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 12:45:42 PM UTC-5 Sonia R Thompson wrote: > Hello, > > I have successfully installed DSpace 7.3 and migrated my SQL data to the > new installation. All my data is available and the app works great. > However, I am struggling with the HTTPS part of the install. > > Is it possible to implement HTTP only as client access to the server will > only be given to 2 internal users and I don't really need HTTPS. I want to > use 'localhost" only. > > If there is any one here who has done this please share as much config > details as you can. > > My environment is as follows. > - Windows 2019 Data Center > - Dspace 7.3 > - Java JDK 17.0.4.1 > - Apache Maven 3.8.6 > - Apache Ant 1.10.12 > - PostgreSQL 13.8 > - Apache Solr 8.11.2 > - Apache Tomcat 9.0.65 > - Git 2.37.2.2 > - Apache HTTPD 2.4.54 > > Front End > - Node.js 16.17.1 > - Yarn 1.22.19 > - PM2 5.2.0 > > The 2 clients accessing the server via local network will be Windows 10. > > Grateful for any assistance. > > Sonia -- All messages to this mailing list should adhere to the Code of Conduct: https://www.lyrasis.org/about/Pages/Code-of-Conduct.aspx --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DSpace Technical Support" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dspace-tech/12b0163e-d222-4d33-871b-57f6b4c9f238n%40googlegroups.com.
