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  • Point 2. Upload Jot Server files to any folder on your server. Does it mean that I can create a new folder with any name and past all files inside?

    • hi! Alexey , may you help me figuot where was wrong?

      1, server fold:

      /home/username/jotservr

      (website fold is: /home/username/public_html.

      ssl file: /home/username/ssl.cert& ssl.key)

      2, jot config:

      {

          "port":5443,

          "mode":"",

          "log":"log.log",

          "domains":["*"],

          "transformer":"sockjs",

          "root":"/home/usrname",

          "cert":"ssl.cert", 

          "key":"ssl.key",

          "OFFLINE":0,

          "ONLINE":1,        

          "AWAY":2

      }

      3, run

      $ cd ~/jotserver

      $ npm install 

      audited 111 packages in 1.427s

      found 0 vulnerabilities

      4, start 

      $ cd ~/jotserver

      $ forever start app.js

      warn:    --minUptime not set. Defaulting to: 1000ms

      warn:    --spinSleepTime not set. Your script will exit if it does not stay up for at least 1000ms

      info:    Forever processing file: app.js

      5, telnet 127.0.0.1 5443

      Trying 127.0.0.1...

      Connected to 127.0.0.1.

      Escape character is '^]'.

      6, messenger app sttings:

       Server URL for messenger

      http://localhost:5443

      7, firewall :

       0.0.0.0/0  tcp:5443 permit

      8, error:

      https://www.website.com/page/messenger 

       Connecting ..........................................

      ----------------------------------------------------------------

      where is the problome?

      • Seems like link for connect is not correct http://localhost:5443 It should link for external connect but is not internal. Any user should be able to connect to your server from own browser, thus you need to define domain name here or external IP http://yourdomain:5443 . We don't use post number 5443, because it may be used by some anither server's tools. You may try to enable posrt number 5000 or another port.

        As far as I see you have set as certificate root folder /home/usrname, you need to be sure that the both files ssl.cert and ssl.key are in /home/usrname.

        • Thank you! Alexey

          jot server name jot.domain.com

          1,messenger  settings change to:

          https://jot.domain.com:5000

          2, the cert and key file path:

          /home/domain/ssl.cert

          /home/domain/ssl.key

          jot-server config:

          {

              "port":5000,

              "mode":"",

              "log":"log.log",

              "domains":["*"],

              "transformer":"sockjs",

              "root":"/home/domain",

              "cert":"ssl.cert", 

              "key":"ssl.key",

              "OFFLINE":0,

              "ONLINE":1,        

              "AWAY":2

          }

          3, forever list show there running:

          info:    Forever processes running

          data:     uid  command   script forever pid  id logfile    uptime                   

          data:    [0] X2v_ /usr/bin/node app.js 2063    2204    /home/domian/.forever/X2v_.log 0:0:5:10.048999999999978 

          4, telnet [jot-server external ip] 5000

          Connected to 55.*.*.100.

          Escape character is '^]'

          but on the internet, it's cant connected. 

          I check everywhere, closed system firewall,   it's still didn't working.