Set a Different Website Base URL and Port Number for Timeline

The port number used by the Timeline website is specified during the Timeline installation. By default, TCP/IP port 80 or 443 is used for the Timeline website. You can change the port number later using TimelinePI.xml configuration file:

  1. Go to the computer on which Timeline is installed.
    Note: To perform all activities below, you must be a system administrator of the computer on which Timeline is installed.
  2. Stop the timelinepi service using Services snap-in or open Command Prompt as administrator and use:
    sc stop timelinepi
    To ensure the correct operation of Timeline, you need to stop timelinepi service prior to changing the Timeline configuration file.
  3. Open Command Line and use netstat -a to get a list of ports and choose an available port.
  4. Go to the Timeline installation folder and open TimelinePI.xml file using text editor.
    By default, the program is installed into C:\Program Files\ABBYY Timeline
  5. In the TimelinePI.xml configuration file:
    1. Find the line contains PROXY_PORT and change the value.
      e.g.: <env name="PROXY_PORT" value="8080"/>
      If you use a HTTPS port, change the value for the PROXY_SSL_PORT option.
      e.g.: <env name="PROXY_SSL_PORT" value="30443"/>
    2. Find the line contains BASE_URL and add or change the port in the value.
      e.g.:
      <env name="BASE_URL" value="https://mytimeline.com:8080"/>
      or
      <env name="BASE_URL" value="http://mytimeline.com:30443"/>
      If you are using the default port (80 or 443), you do not need to add them to the URL. By default, TCP/IP port 80 or 443 is used.
  6. Save the TimelinePI.xml file.
  7. Start the timelinepi service using Services snap-in or run Command Prompt as administrator and use:
    sc start timelinepi

Important. If you reassign port numbers, you will need to make changes to the appropriate Windows Firewall rules or to the settings of any other firewall that you are using. Also, you will need to make changes to BASE_URL

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