Configuring ironic-api behind mod_wsgi¶

Bare Metal service comes with an example file for configuring the ironic-api service to run behind Apache with mod_wsgi.

1. Install the apache service:

   Fedora 21/RHEL7/CentOS7:
     sudo yum install httpd
   
   Fedora 22 (or higher):
     sudo dnf install httpd
   
   Debian/Ubuntu:
     apt-get install apache2
   
   SUSE:
     zypper install apache2
   

2. Copy the etc/apache2/ironic file under the apache sites:

   Fedora/RHEL7/CentOS7:
     sudo cp etc/apache2/ironic /etc/httpd/conf.d/ironic.conf
   
   Debian/Ubuntu:
     sudo cp etc/apache2/ironic /etc/apache2/sites-available/ironic.conf
   
   SUSE
     sudo cp etc/apache2/ironic /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/ironic.conf
   

3. Edit the recently copied <apache-configuration-dir>/ironic.conf:

   1. Modify the WSGIDaemonProcess, APACHE_RUN_USER and APACHE_RUN_GROUP directives to set the user and group values to an appropriate user on your server.
   2. Modify the WSGIScriptAlias directive to point to the automatically generated ironic-api-wsgi script that is located in IRONIC_BIN directory.
   3. Modify the Directory directive to set the path to the Ironic API code.
   4. Modify the ErrorLog and CustomLog to redirect the logs to the right directory (on Red Hat systems this is usually under /var/log/httpd).

4. Enable the apache ironic in site and reload:

   Fedora/RHEL7/CentOS7:
     sudo systemctl reload httpd
   
   Debian/Ubuntu:
     sudo a2ensite ironic
     sudo service apache2 reload
   
   SUSE:
     sudo systemctl reload apache2