The Apache Karaf Web Console provides you with a graphical overview of your Fuse ESB installation.
You can use it to:
Install and uninstall features
Stop, start, and uninstall bundles
Create new instances of Fuse ESB
Configure your Fuse ESB instance
View logging information
The web console is not installed by default. To install it, run the following from the
karaf> prompt:
features:install webconsole
By default, the console runs on port 8181. You can change the port number by creating
the properties file, etc/org.ops4j.pax.web.cfg, and adding the following
property setting (changing the port number to whatever value you want):
org.osgi.service.http.port=8181
To access the console for an instance of Fuse ESB running locally, enter the following address in your web browser:
http://localhost:8181/system/console
Log in with the username smx and the password
smx.
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Once you enable the web console, your Fuse ESB will be accessible via HTTP from a remote
machine. For this reason, we recommend that you change the default username and password
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