Check state plugin

This plugin can be used to check if portal instance is ready. This can be a health check to request keep-alive service to force a fail-over on the backup-node.

Configuration

To enable Check state: Go in Manager, General Parameters » Plugins » State Check. You must also set a shared secret.

Usage

When enabled, /checkstate URL path is handled by this plugin. GET parameters:

GET Parameter

Need

Value

secret

required

Same value as the shared secret given to the manager

user

optional

If set (with password), a login/logout process will be tried

password

optional

Example

  • Basic availability check: https://auth.example.com/checkstate?secret=qwerty

  • Try to log a user in: https://auth.example.com/checkstate?secret=qwerty&user=dwho&password=dwho