How to configure main settings

Customize your application settings, delivery protocols and modules.

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Once you create an application with Azion, you have a range of configurations you can modify. In this guide, you’ll learn to modify the protocols, delivery ports, and the encryption type that your application uses to interface with your end-users.

In this guide, you’ll modify some configurations of your application. You can see if the changes ocurred by accessing your Azion domain.

Don’t have an application? Start with a template.

  1. Access Azion Console > Applications.
  2. Click the application you want to configure. From this screen, you can alter the application’s name, delivery settings, and which modules it uses.

The following steps will guide you through editing an application’s settings for a boilerplate application. Feel free to change these settings whenever necessary to suit your requirements.

Delivery protocols

Modify your application to support the available delivery protocols.

  1. Go to the Main Settings tab.
  2. Under Protocol Usage, select HTTP support.
  3. Click the Save button.

After the propagation time, you’ll be able to access your application using the HTTP protocol. To test it, access the http://xxxxxxxxxx.map.azionedge.net address.

You can also make the following cURL request in your terminal with the HTTP schema:

curl -I http://xxxxxxxxxx.map.azionedge.net/

If you receive a 2xx or 3xx response, it means your application is running on HTTP protocol.

Delivery ports

Choose between the supported delivery ports for each protocol selected.

  1. Go to the Main Settings tab.
  2. Under HTTP Ports, in addition to port 80, select port 8008.
  3. Click the Save button.

Wait a few minutes for the changes to propagate to the edge and try to access your application using one of the new ports. For example, navigate to http://xxxxxxxxxx.map.azionedge.net:8008 and check if your application is running on the custom port.

Alternatively, you can make the following cURL request from your terminal:

curl -I http://xxxxxxxxxx.map.azionedge.net:8008

A successful response means your application is also running on port 8443.

Modules

Modules can unlock additional functionalities and features for your applications. See the Pricing page for more details.

For now, you’ll enable two modules. The Application Accelerator and Functions modules will be used for when you tune your cache settings, instantiate a function, and work with Rules Engine.

If you’re an Account owner, start by enabling the following modules for your account:

  1. Access Azion Console.
  2. On the top-right corner, click the Account menu.
  3. Select Billing & Subscriptions.
  4. Navigate to the Subscriptions tab.
  5. Enable the Application Accelerator and Functions switches.
  6. Click the Save button.

Optional — You may also take this chance to update your payment method on the Payment Methods tab.

Next, to enable the modules for your application:

  1. On the upper-left corner of the page, open the Products menu, represented by three horizontal lines, and then select Applications.
  2. Click the application you want to configure.
  3. Enable the modules Application Accelerator and Functions.
  4. Click the Save button.