How to enable HTTPS download from scheduled report email notification

Supported starting : 5.20.1109

By default Boring Toolbox uses HTTP to download scheduled reports from the management server.  If you would prefer to download the reports via HTTPS you can do this with a simple configuration file change.

Note: You will need to provide your own SSL certificate in order to avoid seeing the security warning.

How to configure HTTPS download

• On the management server browse to : C:\ProgramData\The Boring Lab\Boring Service Host
• Open appsettings.json in your favorite text editor
• For new installs of server 5.20.1109 or above
  • Find the section labeled Subscriptions
  • Update GenerateHttpsLinks from False to True
  • It should look like this:

  "GenerateHttpsLinks": true

• For an upgrade from a previous version:
  • Find the section labeled: ReportRuns
  • Underneath the entry for RunInterval paste the below:

"Subscriptions": {
"GenerateHttpsLinks": false
},

• When done it should look like this:

• Save the file and restart the Boring Service Host service