Adding a plug-in configuration to a web server
You can configure a web server plug-in to receive an HTTP request for dynamic resources. You can forward the request to the Liberty server, which provides high-availability and workload balancing through the web server plug-in.
Before you begin
- Install a supported web server, such as the IBM® HTTP
Server that is included with IBM
WebSphere® Application Server.
For more information, see the Configuring IBM HTTP Server for WebSphere Liberty support document.
- Install the web server plug-ins.
To install the web server plug-in, see Configuring web server plug-ins in the documentation for WebSphere Application Server traditional.
For IBM z/OS®, see Installing Web Server Plug-ins for IBM WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.
About this task
A web server plug-in is used to forward HTTP requests from a supported web server to one or more application servers. The plug-in checks the request against configuration data in the plugin-cfg.xml file. The configuration data maps the URI for the HTTP request to the hostname of an application server. The web server plug-in then uses this information to forward the request to the application server.
The procedure applies to Liberty servers not in a collective.