Load Balancer

If you do not use Photon Controller's load balancer (HAProxy), you might want to set up your own. Here is some information for you.

Ports

Port 9000: Photon Controller uses Port 9000 for unauthenticated connections to the RESTful API.

Port 80: If Photon Controller is set up without using Lightwave authentication, Photon Controller uses Port 80 for HTTP connections to the web interface. It is not recommended to use Photon Controller without authentication.

Port 4343: Photon Controller uses Port 443 for HTTPS connections to the web interface when Photon Controller is set up to use Lightwave authentication.

Port 443: Photon Controller uses Port 443 for command-line and API HTTPS connections when Photon Controller is set up to use Lightwave authentication.

Headers

Host: The Host header is used for constructing URIs in the REST API to ensure the URIs match the incoming host name or IP address.

X-Forwarded-Proto: The X-Forwarded-Proto header is used for constructing URIs in the REST API to ensure the URIs match the incoming protocol.