is it possible to setup orthanc on my home server and access DICOM files remotely? I have opened ports for orthanc and set that up locally no problem. i installed nginx and added the code:
You might want to consider using a service like ngrok to achieve this without too much port and router reconfiguration. It’s a potentially safer and simpler approach.
I actually switched to apache lounge and successfully setup the web server! I can now see my webserver with my public IP
however when I try to connect to orthanc it doesnt work. 81.34.45.33:8042/app/explorer.html (i used a fake IP) should work in theory right? I added this code to the httpd.conf:
LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so
ProxyRequests On
Hi
Your browser might have security requirement. To properly setup, you need HTTPS, you need a valid DNS name (your domain), and you need to configure certificate and key.
In your case, to bypass all those and just test whether orthanc is up, you can fire a curl command, such as
curl -k -X GET https://fake-ip-address:8042/app/explorer.html -I -u user:passwd
In reality, you should not open port 80, and use HTTPS on port 8042, TLS on port 4242. It is illegal in most countries, to transmit clinical information without TLS encryption.
If you have a fixed public IP and just wanted to test your idea, you can edit your /etc/hosts file to fake dns resolution, and use a self-signed certificate that matches your URL.