Getting Started
A quick-start guide
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In this section you'll find a quick setup guide to get your planet (i.e., your entire Reblaze deployment, containing all its domains and web applications) up and running. After completing this section, it's advised to read through the rest of this Manual in order to understand the full capabilities of Reblaze.
The flowchart below describes the process we are about to begin:
The initial login process is as follows:
Go to the link provided by Reblaze.
https://example-console.reblaze.com/
Enter the initial login credentials (in lowercase), which are:
Username = email
Password: Click on "Reset password" in order to set one.
A link will be sent to the provided email address. Click on that link, and on the page that follows, choose and enter a password for your user account.
You will be redirected to your console’s Login page. Please enter the email address specified above, and the password you just created. Then, next to the field which says “Reblaze Key OTP,” click on the envelope icon. During your initial setup request, you had provided a mobile phone number; that number will now receive an SMS message with an OTP (One Time Password), which you will enter here.
Click on the Login button.
Before the Dashboard can show anything, your Reblaze planet must be set up. This is done in the Settings -> Planet Overview section.
To add a new web application to Reblaze, you will duplicate the pre-defined default application.
Once you choose the right domain for your new application, you'll be redirected automatically to the Web Proxy screen, where configurations are made on the selected application.
There are two settings to configure, and a third that's optional:
Set the IP address of your servers under "Host".
2. Set the Domain Names of your aliases.
3. (Optional) Add a command line to redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS.
Click on "Save Changes" and "Publish Changes" to complete the process.
Don't refresh the page until you get a confirmation that the changes were uploaded to the cloud.
All connections between your server and clients must be encrypted. This requires an SSL Certificate to be installed on the web server. Once a certificate is installed, client browsers can connect via HTTPS instead of HTTP.
With Reblaze, you can either upload an existing certificate into Reblaze, or you can generate a new one for free through the Let's Encrypt service.
Go back to "Planet Overview" and publish your changes as explained previously.
Welcome to Reblaze!
In the Planet Overview section, publish your changes as explained previously.
Welcome to Reblaze!
After you login into the system, the first screen you will see is the Dashboard. This is the main screen for the Reblaze UI; once traffic statistics are available, they will be displayed here. (The Dashboard screen is described in-depth .)
Before proceeding, click on "Security Profiles" to check for the default settings. These are recommended by Reblaze for initial operation. Further changes are recommended only after taking a careful look at the section discussing "Security Profiles", which you can find .
The deployment will not occur until you click "Publish Changes." In general, whenever you work within the Reblaze interface, saving and publishing is always necessary. More information is here: .
The discussion above was a short introduction to the initial setup of your planet. For a more in-depth discussion of the Planet Overview page and its options, .
Add your certificate as explained under .
Copy the relevant details from the section, and redirect your traffic through Reblaze. (DNS setup varies widely depending on your current configuration, and this Manual cannot discuss every permutation. if you need assistance with this.)
Copy the relevant details from the section, and redirect your traffic through Reblaze. (DNS setup varies widely depending on your current configuration, and this Manual cannot discuss every permutation. if you need assistance with this.)
Create a certificate using the "Gen Cert" button in the section (see image below).
