OS4X SmartProxy - Revision history

Admin: /* LISTEN */

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LISTEN

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LISTEN

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LISTEN

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Starting the process

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Starting the process

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3) Configuring via command line parameter

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OS4X SmartProxy server

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Configuring via /etc/os4x_proxyserver.conf

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OS4X SmartProxy server

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Licensing

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 Examples:
   :2879
 .0.0.0:2879
 .168.1.1
 .168.1.1:2879

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 ===== LISTEN =====
 ''Optional'': If configured, the listener network interface and/or port can be defined. If unconfigured, the servers listens on all network interfaces on TCP port 2878.
-Example:
+Examples:
   :2879
 .0.0.0:2879

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 ===== LISTEN =====
 ''Optional'': If configured, the listener network interface and/or port can be defined. If unconfigured, the servers listens on all network interfaces on TCP port 2878.
+Example:
 After having started the server, it listens on an internal port for the OS4X SmartProxy client to connect. This port number can be changed by parameter "<code>-i</code>", in addition to a confiured IP address to listen on.

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 [-o <IP>: set IP address of all outgoing connections from proxy client to proxy server]
 [-V <IP>: set IP address of all incoming connections from proxy client to OS4X receive daemon]</pre>
 The mandatory parameters are:
-*<code>-U</code>: URL of the OS4Xapi service. When using password protected URLs, use a schema of "<code>https://username:password@server/os4x/os4xapi/index.php</code>"
+*URL of the OS4Xapi service. When using password protected URLs, use a schema of "<code>https://username:password@server/os4x/os4xapi/index.php</code>"
-*<code>-S</code>: OS4X SmartProxy server hostname/IP address (and optionally its port)
+*OS4X SmartProxy server hostname/IP address (and optionally its port)
-*<code>-T</code>: Security token configured in the OS4X Proxy configurartion section above
+*Security token configured in the OS4X Proxy configurartion section above
 The switch "<code>-d</code>" starts the daemon in foreground mode, so you can easily cancel it by pressing "Ctrl-C", no other output will be displayed (as someone may assume).

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 The OS4X SmartProxy client needs some command line parameter to start up. All available parameters are displayed when starting the binary without any or with the parameter "<code>-h</code>":
 <pre>
-appzone:/opt/os4x/proxy os4x$ ./os4x_proxyclient2 -h
+root@appzone:/opt/os4x_proxy/bin# ./os4x_proxyclient2 -h
-OS4X Proxy client build 20160602
+OS4X Proxy client build 20250403
 usage:
 -U <URL>: URL of OS4X API (i.e. https://localhost/os4xapi/index.php)
 -S <proxyserver[:<port>]: name or IP of the OS4X OFTP2 proxy server, optionally with port (default: 2878)
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 [-d: enable debug mode]
 [-o <IP>: set IP address of all outgoing connections from proxy client to proxy server]
-</pre>
+[-V <IP>: set IP address of all incoming connections from proxy client to OS4X receive daemon]</pre>
 The mandatory parameters are:

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   root@os4x-ct:/opt/os4x_proxy/bin# ./os4x_proxyserver2 -v
   OS4X Proxy daemon build 20250402
 == OS4X SmartProxy client ==

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 </pre>
-Configuring the OS4X SmartProxy server is possible in various ways:
+Configuring the OS4X SmartProxy server is possible in various ways, in exactly this order, where one order can be written by the next one:
-=== Configuring via /etc/os4x_proxyserver.conf ===
+=== 1) Configuring via /etc/os4x_proxyserver.conf ===
 The configuration file contains textual information in the format "key=value", where no space must be existant between key, the character "=" and the corresponding value. Lines beginning with a hash sign ("#") are comments and will not be taken into account. Example:
   # comment
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 Only after a successful connect of a OS4X SmartProxy client, the OS4X SmartProxy server is able to retrieve its configuration from the backend and start listening on the configured TCP/IP port for incoming connections.
-=== Configuring via freely configurable config file position ===
+=== 2) Configuring via freely configurable config file position ===
 Same as above with <code>/etc/os4x_proxyserver.conf</code>, the parameter "<code>-c</code>" can define the position of the same content defined. Example:
   ./os4x_proxyserver2 -c /etc/os4x.proxyserver.cfg
 == OS4X SmartProxy client ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:02, 2 April 2025
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	Only after a successful connect of a OS4X SmartProxy client, the OS4X SmartProxy server is able to retrieve its configuration from the backend and start listening on the configured TCP/IP port for incoming connections.		Only after a successful connect of a OS4X SmartProxy client, the OS4X SmartProxy server is able to retrieve its configuration from the backend and start listening on the configured TCP/IP port for incoming connections.
		+
		+	=== Configuring via freely configurable config file position ===
		+	Same as above with <code>/etc/os4x_proxyserver.conf</code>, the parameter "<code>-c</code>" can define the position of the same content defined. Example:
		+	./os4x_proxyserver2 -c /etc/os4x.proxyserver.cfg

	== OS4X SmartProxy client ==		== OS4X SmartProxy client ==

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 Command line parameters for the server are listed by calling the binary with the parameter "<code>-h</code>":
 <pre>
-dmz:/opt/os4x/proxy os4x$ ./os4x_proxyserver2 -h
+root@os4x-ct:/opt/os4x_proxy/bin# ./os4x_proxyserver2 -h
-OS4X Proxy daemon build 20111115
+OS4X Proxy daemon build 20250402
 usage:
 -h: this help text
 -v: display version
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 -V: print out license validity, if available and exit
 </pre>
 After having started the server, it listens on an internal port for the OS4X SmartProxy client to connect. This port number can be changed by parameter "<code>-i</code>", in addition to a confiured IP address to listen on.

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   dmz:~ # /opt/os4x/proxy/os4x_proxyserver2 -L
   OS4X Proxy ID: '''c6bc8d9b37c5e36333a41acdda653aaef7fd4a00459eeb32a8a41059e23017c8px'''
-This OS4X Proxy ID is needed for license generation, which can be done for test purposes on the product website at [http://www.os4x.com/key http://www.os4x.com/key].
+This OS4X Proxy ID is needed for license generation, which can be done for test purposes on the product website at [https://www.os4x.com/en/support/emergency-license/ https://www.os4x.com/en/support/emergency-license/].
 The valid license will be searched by default at