July 10, 2014 By Severalnines

ClusterControl uses the Apache HTTP Server to serve its web interface, but it is also possible to use nginx. nginx + PHP fastcgi is well-known for its capabilities to run on a small memory footprint compared to standard Apache + PHP DSO.

In this post, we will show you how to run ClusterControl on nginx web server by swapping out the default Apache web server installed during the initial deployment. This blog post does not mean that we officially support nginx, it just an alternative way that a portion of our users have been interested in. For instance, Phil Bayfield wrote a blog on the same topic a while back.

Apache Configuration

Before we jump into nginx configurations, let’s look at how the …

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April 10, 2014 By Severalnines

In the wake of recent concerns and debates raised around the Heartbleed bug, we wanted to update Severalnines ClusterControl users on any impact this bug might have on ClusterControl & associated databases and/or applications.

Background

If your ClusterControl's web application has been accessible on the internet, then most likely you have also been exposed to the Heartbleed OpenSSL security bug, see: http://heartbleed.com for more details. 

By default, our database deployment script enables SSL encryption for the Apache web server on the Controller host with a generated private SSL key and a self-signed certificate. SSL encryption is used between the UI and the Controller REST API if you have clusters added with HTTPS, which we do by default. The content that is …