Traffic Server provides several options for configuring the system.
This chapter discusses the following topics:
Configure Traffic Server Using Traffic Line
Traffic Line enables you to quickly and easily change your Traffic Server configuration via command-line interface. Alternatively, you can also use Traffic Shell to configure Traffic Server.
View Configuration Options in Traffic Line
To view a configuration setting, enter the following command:
traffic_line -r var
where var is the variable associated with the configuration option. For a
list of variables, refer to Configuration Variables.
Change Configuration Options in Traffic Line
To change the value of a configuration setting, enter the following command:
traffic_line -s var -v value
where var is the variable associated with the configuration option and value
is the value you want to use. For a list of the variables, see Configuration Variables.
Configure Traffic Server Using Configuration Files
As an alternative to using Traffic Line or Traffic Shell, you can change Traffic
Server configuration options by manually editing specific variables in the
records.config file.
After modifing the records.config file, Traffic
Server must reread the configuration files: enter the Traffic Line command traffic_line -x.
You may need to restart Traffic Server to apply some of the configuration changes.
The following is a sample portion of the records.config file:
In addition to the records.config file,
Traffic Server provides other configuration files that are used to configure specific features.
You can manually edit all configuration files as described in Configuration Files.