Live Monitoring Connection Issue with Milestone Event Server

Boring Live Monitoring was unable to connect to the Milestone event server due to using an incorrect or incomplete server address. This guide documents the steps taken to resolve the issue.

Issue:
Boring Live Monitoring could not connect to the Milestone event server at http://localhost.

Resolution Steps:

1. Updated Configuration:

   • Edit the appsettings.json file in C:\ProgramData\The Boring Lab\Live Monitoring

   • Add the "ManagementServerUri" setting under the "Milestone" section.

   • Specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the event server address.

   • Example configuration:

     "Milestone": {
         "ManagementServerUri": "https://server-address"
     }
     

   • Replace server-address with the address of the management server.
      

2. Service Restart:

   • Restart the Boring Live Monitoring Windows service to apply the configuration changes.

3. Verification:

   • Confirm Boring Live Monitoring successfully connected to the Milestone event server.

   • Verify that the Boring Toolbox Live Monitoring dashboard was functioning as expected.