To be able to access the Dspace Frontend using the domain name or IP address with default port 80 instead of 4000, we need to configure a reverse proxy. For the purpose and simplicity in this guide, we will use Nginx. But you na use othe engine such as Apache

STEP 1:

Install Nginx on Ubuntu with the command:

  sudo apt install nginx -y

STEP 2:

Create a virtual host file:

sudo nano /etc/nginx/conf.d/dspace_ui.conf

STEP 3:

Add the below lines replacing your domain name/IP address appropriately:

server {
  listen 80;
  server_name    YOUR-DOMAIN-NAME;
  access_log /var/log/nginx/dspace-access.log;
  error_log /var/log/nginx/dspace-error.log;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:4000/;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    }
}

STEP 4:

Once created, restart nginx:

sudo service nginx restart

Step 5 – Access Dspace 7 Front End

Now you should be able to access your Dspace 7 Frontend using your domain name or IP address. For example http://dspace.navitrack.co.tz

NOTE

In case you find error 500, you need to modify the dspace.ui.url on your Dspace Backend to match what you are trying to access the server with.