Connecting To PLOSSYS Output Engine¶

If using SEAL NATS with PLOSSYS Output Engine (formerly PLOSSYS 5), some changes need to be done in Consul after the installation of PLOSSYS Output Engine.

TLS¶

When using TLS encryption with SEAL NATS, the following keys need to be set in Consul:

BROKER_FORCE_TLS: specifies if the SEAL NATS message broker uses TLS.
BROKER_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED: specifies if self-signed TLS certificates from the message broker will be rejected.

Token Authentication¶

When using token authentication to secure client connections of SEAL NATS, the following key needs to be set in Consul:

BROKER_TOKEN: specifies the message broker access token.

Clustering¶

If you are running PLOSSYS Output Engine in a cluster, SEAL NATS needs to be installed on every Output Engine server. Additionally, the following key has to be set in Consul:

BROKER_SERVERS: specifies the message broker server hosts and ports.

Literature - Output Engine documentation

For a detailed description of these keys, refer to the PLOSSYS Output Engine documentation.