PlatformURL

Note

Platform features are now enabled by using the BackgroundChannelUrl instead of PlatformURL.

The URL of the 1E Platform, specifically the 1E Background Channel, which provides a reverse proxy for the Content Distribution component of 1E Platform. Usually of the form https://<BackgroundChannelServer>:<BackgroundChannelPort>/Background/

Registry value	Default value	Notes	Installer property
Platform\ PlatformURL	(empty)	Located under the following registry keys, depending on the component. For `NomadBranch`, it is found under `HKLM\Software\1E\NomadBranch\Platform` For `NomadBranchAdminUIExt` on 64-bit machines, it is found under `HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\1E\NomadAdminUI\Platform` For `NomadBranchAdminUIExt` on 32-bit machines, it is found under `HKLM\Software\1E\NomadAdminUI\Platform` Warning Do not configure this registry setting, it is automatically configured on service startup. To enable SSD when you install Nomad, you must specify the MODULE.NOMAD.SSDENABLED installer property and ensure the 1E client is enabled by specifying Switch and BackgroundChannelUrl installer properties. If MODULE.NOMAD.SSDENABLED is specified during installation, the registry value of ContentRegistration is automatically set to 1. If you want to enable SSD as a provider after installation, then you also need to configure the registry values for SSDEnabled and ContentRegistration, in addition to enabling the 1E client. The ContentDistribution registry setting is found under the Platform key. Content Distribution app provides visibility of content distribution activity Single Site Download (SSD) Single Site Peer Backup Assistant - SSPBA (SSPBA) Get Migration Settings task sequence action used to manage computer associations Nomad Pre-caching Nomad Download Pause In legacy versions of Nomad, Platform features were provided using ActiveEfficiency. This required the PlatformURL setting to be configured. This is no longer required. You will see that the PlatformURL registry is used, but this is configured automatically by Nomad on startup by querying the value that the 1E client is using (stored in the 1EClient.conf file).	Not applicable.

Registry value

Default value

Notes

Installer property

Platform\ PlatformURL

(empty)

Located under the following registry keys, depending on the component.

For NomadBranch, it is found under HKLM\Software\1E\NomadBranch\Platform
For NomadBranchAdminUIExt on 64-bit machines, it is found under HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\1E\NomadAdminUI\Platform
For NomadBranchAdminUIExt on 32-bit machines, it is found under HKLM\Software\1E\NomadAdminUI\Platform

Warning

Do not configure this registry setting, it is automatically configured on service startup.

To enable SSD when you install Nomad, you must specify the MODULE.NOMAD.SSDENABLED installer property and ensure the 1E client is enabled by specifying Switch and BackgroundChannelUrl installer properties. If MODULE.NOMAD.SSDENABLED is specified during installation, the registry value of ContentRegistration is automatically set to 1.

If you want to enable SSD as a provider after installation, then you also need to configure the registry values for SSDEnabled and ContentRegistration, in addition to enabling the 1E client. The ContentDistribution registry setting is found under the Platform key.

Content Distribution app provides visibility of content distribution activity
Single Site Download (SSD)
Single Site Peer Backup Assistant - SSPBA (SSPBA)
Get Migration Settings task sequence action used to manage computer associations
Nomad Pre-caching
Nomad Download Pause

In legacy versions of Nomad, Platform features were provided using ActiveEfficiency. This required the PlatformURL setting to be configured. This is no longer required. You will see that the PlatformURL registry is used, but this is configured automatically by Nomad on startup by querying the value that the 1E client is using (stored in the 1EClient.conf file).

Not applicable.