Configuration

All web host application settings are set in the appsettings.json file in the root path of the application directory.

Note

If this is a manual installation you must create the appsettings.json file. A template is available (appsettings.example.json) that can be copied and renamed.

AppSettings

appsettings.json

Example File

{
  "Logging": {
    "LogLevel": {
      "Default": "Information",
      "Microsoft.AspNetCore": "Information",
      "Microsoft.Hosting.Lifetime": "Information",
      "Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Database.Command": "Warning"
    }
  },
  "EncryptionKey": "supersecretstring",
  "DebugMode": "false",
  "ListeningAddress": "*",
  "HTTPPort": "79",
  "HTTPSPort": "442",
  "AllowedHosts": "*",
  "DatabaseType": "SQLite", //SQL,SQLite,or MySQL
  "ConnectionStrings": {

    "DBConnectionString": ""
  }

}

Logging

It is recommended not to modify logging settings. They may be useful for issues that arise.

EncryptionKey

Danger

Changing this value after installation will break decryption, thereby preventing any successful logons.

Note

For manual installations, be sure to change this value from it's default before launching the app. Make it whatever you want, as long as it's different

Backup the Encryption Key!

It is highly recommended to backup the encryption key immediatly following the installation wizard for production environments.

Loss of the encryption key will result in the inabillity to log in as the application admin, and break communication with your Actvie Directory, effectivley locking you out without manual modifications to the database.

To backup the key from the app, go to the Settings page and click the System tab.

Lost your encryption key?

1. Connect to your database with a management application. Modify the admin password in the table 'AppSettings' to a new password in plaintext
2. If running as a service and forcing HTTPS, change ForceHTTPS in 'AppSettings' to 0
3. Restart Blazam and log in with the new admin password.
4. Reset the admin password from within Blazam, this will encypt it in the database with the new encyption key.
5. Reset the password for Active Directory within Blazam so it is aligned with the new encyption key.
6. Reset Duo Private Key if set.
7. Reset Update Credentials password if set.
8. Reupload SSL Certificate if running as a service for HTTPS

Values	Description
string	Any string, this is the seed that generates the encryption key used by the database

DebugMode

Values	Description
true	The application will provide additional debugging information to the browser (This may expose priviledged information to users, only enable for assisting development)
false	The application will operate in the normal mode

HTTPPort

Info

This setting has no effect when running under IIS

Values	Description
PortNumber	If running as a service, the application will listen for HTTP connections on this port

HTTPSPort

Info

This setting has no effect when running under IIS

Values	Description
PortNumber	If running as a service, the application will listen for HTTPS connections on this port

AllowedHosts

Info

This setting has no effect when running under IIS

Values	Description
*	Allows all IP addresses to communicate with the Blazam
subnet/mask	Allows only IP's from the defined subnet to communicate with the Blazam

DatabaseType

Values	Description
SQL	The application will operate under SQL
SQLite	The application will operate under SQLite
MySQL	The application will operate under MySQL

DBConnectionString

Values	Description
string	The connection string to connect to your database. If you need a generator try one of the following SQL, Sqlite, Mysql.