HTTP Services
In addition to the RPC service the server contains an embedded web server that can be used to publish static web content.

Publishing Content
The HTTP service exports the following information:
  • The files under the subdirectory IRIS_HOME/html. For example to download the file IRIS_HOME/html/subdir_path/file.html enter http://hostname/subdir_path/file.html in the browser's navigation bar. The address http://hostname defaults to http://hostname/index.html
  • The files under each application's html subdirectory. If APP_DIR is the root directory of a deployed application and APP_NAME is the name of the application, then any file APP_DIR/html/subdir_path/file.html is mapped to http://hostname/APP_NAME/subdir_path/file.html. The address http://hostname/APP_NAME defaults to http://hostname/APP_NAME/index.html

The Administration Console
The administration console is a browser based client comprised of static HTML pages, CSS stylesheet files and JavaScript code that controls the user interaction and communicates with the server through a hidden applet that encapsulates an Iris connection.

Secure HTTP
The HTTPS service exports the same information as the HTTP service and is enabled by configuring the HTTPS port and installing a server certificate. Using the HTTPS service instead of the HTTP service will guarantee that the downloaded jar files, the script files and the static HTML content are authentic. It is recomended to access the administration console using the HTTPS service.