activemq-artemis/docs/user-manual/en/web-server.md

# Embedded Web Server

Apache ActiveMQ Artemis embeds the [Jetty web
server](https://www.eclipse.org/jetty/). Its main purpose is to host the [Management
Console](management-console.md). However, it can also host other web
applications.

## Configuration

The embedded Jetty instance is configured in `etc/bootstrap.xml` via the `web`
element, e.g.:

```xml
<web path="web">
   <binding uri="http://localhost:8161">
      <app url="activemq-branding" war="activemq-branding.war"/>
      <app url="artemis-plugin" war="artemis-plugin.war"/>
      <app url="console" war="console.war"/>
   </binding>
</web>
```

The `web` element has the following attributes:

- `path` The name of the subdirectory in which to find the web application
  archives (i.e. WAR files). This is a subdirectory of the broker's home or
  instance directory.
- `customizer` The name of customizer class to load.
- `rootRedirectLocation` The location to redirect the requests with the root
  target.
- `webContentEnabled` Whether or not the content included in the web folder of
  the home and the instance directories is accessible. Default is false.

The `web` element should contain at least one `binding` element to configure how 
clients can connect to the web-server. A `binding` element has the following
attributes:

- `uri` The protocol to use (i.e. `http` or `https`) as well as the host and
  port on which to listen. This attribute is required.
- `clientAuth` Whether or not clients should present an SSL certificate when
  they connect. Only applicable when using `https`.
- `passwordCodec` The custom coded to use for unmasking the `keystorePassword`
  and `trustStorePassword`.
- `keyStorePath` The location on disk of the keystore. Only applicable when
  using `https`.
- `keyStorePassword` The password to the keystore. Only applicable when using
  `https`. Can be masked using `ENC()` syntax or by defining `passwordCodec`.
  See more in the [password masking](masking-passwords.md) chapter.
- `trustStorePath` The location on disk for the truststore. Only applicable when
  using `https`.
- `trustStorePassword` The password to the truststore. Only applicable when
  using `https`. Can be masked using `ENC()` syntax or by defining
  `passwordCodec`. See more in the [password masking](masking-passwords.md)
  chapter.
- `includedTLSProtocols` A comma seperated list of included TLS protocols,
  ie `"TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2"`. Only applicable when using `https`.
- `excludedTLSProtocols` A comma seperated list of excluded TLS protocols,
  ie `"TLSv1,TLSv1.1,TLSv1.2"`. Only applicable when using `https`.
- `includedCipherSuites` A comma seperated list of included cipher suites.
  Only applicable when using `https`.
- `excludedCipherSuites` A comma seperated list of excluded cipher suites.
  Only applicable when using `https`.

Each web application should be defined in an `app` element inside an `binding` element.
The `app` element has the following attributes:

- `url` The context to use for the web application.
- `war` The name of the web application archive on disk.

It's also possible to configure HTTP/S request logging via the `request-log`
element which has the following attributes:

- `filename` The full path of the request log. This attribute is required.
- `append` Whether or not to append to the existing log or truncate it. Boolean
  flag.
- `extended` Whether or not to use the extended request log format. Boolean
  flag. If `true` will use the format `%{client}a - %u %t "%r" %s %O 
  "%{Referer}i" "%{User-Agent}i"`. If `false` will use the format `%{client}a -
  %u %t "%r" %s %O`. Default is `false`. See the [format 
  specification](https://www.eclipse.org/jetty/javadoc/jetty-9/org/eclipse/jetty/server/CustomRequestLog.html)
  for more details.
- `filenameDateFormat` The log file name date format.
- `retainDays` The number of days before rotated log files are deleted.
- `ignorePaths` Request paths that will not be logged. Comma delimited list.
- `format` Custom format to use. If set this will override `extended`. See the
  [format specification](https://www.eclipse.org/jetty/javadoc/jetty-9/org/eclipse/jetty/server/CustomRequestLog.html)
  for more details.

The following options were previously supported, but they were replaced by the
`format`: `logCookie`, `logTimeZone`, `logDateFormat`, `logLocale`,
`logLatency`, `logServer`, `preferProxiedForAddress`. All these options are now
deprecated and ignored.

These attributes are essentially passed straight through to the underlying
[`org.eclipse.jetty.server.CustomRequestLog`](https://www.eclipse.org/jetty/javadoc/jetty-9/org/eclipse/jetty/server/CustomRequestLog.html)
and [`org.eclipse.jetty.server.RequestLogWriter`](https://www.eclipse.org/jetty/javadoc/jetty-9/org/eclipse/jetty/server/RequestLogWriter.html)
instances. Default values are based on these implementations.

Here is an example configuration:

```xml
<web path="web">
   <binding uri="http://localhost:8161">
      <app url="activemq-branding" war="activemq-branding.war"/>
      <app url="artemis-plugin" war="artemis-plugin.war"/>
      <app url="console" war="console.war"/>
   </binding>
   <request-log filename="${artemis.instance}/log/http-access-yyyy_MM_dd.log" append="true" extended="true"/>
</web>
```

### System properties

It is possible to use system properties to add or update web configuration items.
If you define a system property starting with "webconfig." it will be parsed at the startup
to update the web configuration.

To enable the client authentication for an existing binding with the name `artemis`,
set the system property `webconfig.bindings.artemis.clientAuth` to `true`, i.e.

```
java -Dwebconfig.bindings.artemis.clientAuth=true
```

To add a new binding or app set the new binding or app attributes using their new names, i.e.

```
java -Dwebconfig.bindings.my-binding.uri=http://localhost:8162
java -Dwebconfig.bindings.my-binding.apps.my-app.uri=my-app
java -Dwebconfig.bindings.my-binding.apps.my-app.war=my-app.war
```

To update a binding without a name use its uri and to update an app without a name use its url , i.e.

```xml
<web path="web">
  <binding uri="http://localhost:8161">
    <app url="activemq-branding" war="activemq-branding.war"/>
...
```

```
java -Dwebconfig.bindings."http://localhost:8161".clientAuth=true
```

```
java -Dwebconfig.bindings."http://localhost:8161".apps."activemq-branding".war=my-branding.war
```

## Proxy Forwarding

The proxies and load balancers usually support `X-Forwarded` headers
to send information altered or lost when a proxy is involved
in the path of the request. Jetty supports the [`ForwardedRequestCustomizer`](https://www.eclipse.org/jetty/javadoc/current/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ForwardedRequestCustomizer.html)
customizer to handle `X-Forwarded` headers.
Set the `customizer` attribute via the `web` element to enable the [`ForwardedRequestCustomizer`](https://www.eclipse.org/jetty/javadoc/current/org/eclipse/jetty/server/ForwardedRequestCustomizer.html) customizer, ie:

```xml
<web path="web" customizer="org.eclipse.jetty.server.ForwardedRequestCustomizer">
   <binding uri="http://localhost:8161">
      <app url="activemq-branding" war="activemq-branding.war"/>
      <app url="artemis-plugin" war="artemis-plugin.war"/>
      <app url="console" war="console.war"/>
   </binding>
</web>
```

## Management

The embedded web server can be stopped, started, or restarted via any available
management interface via the `stopEmbeddedWebServer`, `starteEmbeddedWebServer`,
and `restartEmbeddedWebServer` operations on the `ActiveMQServerControl` 
respectively.