Some services are classified as web services. This means they provide the interaction, back-end database storage, and media streaming of websites hosted on the server.
Generally, these services in the initial default configuration are resilient and adjust to changes made to the IP address or server name. However, if your web services are customized, they might need manual configuration changes to maintain service integrity.
Web services
Web
Wiki
Certificates for web and wiki service
Web
If you change the web server’s host name or IP address, you must modify the domain name and web server aliases. You should also check the site load balancer members.
If you change the web server’s host name, you must also modify virtual hosts that use SSL. Virtual hosts that use SSL need new certificates. You might need to regenerate or repurchase the certificates. Use the Server app to import the new certificates, then configure each virtual host’s new name and certificate.
If you change the web server’s IP addresses, use the Server app to change virtual hosts that use a specific IP address. The default wild-card virtual host doesn’t need to be modified.
For either change, if you configured proxy settings, delete and re-create the proxy settings for all affected hosts.
Wiki
Wiki service remains unaffected by a change in the IP address, assuming Apache is still functioning and host names change.
However, wikis can be configured to specific host names. If you manually edited configuration files to restrict wiki access to host names, make the relevant changes in those files.
Certificates for web and wiki services
Web and wiki servers that use SSL need new certificates. You might need to regenerate or repurchase the certificates. You must use the Server app to import the new certificates, then configure each service’s, or site’s, new certificate.