Orchestrator Host Settings

On the Orchestrator host portal, system administrators have access to several global settings for Orchestrator. This page describes the options available in this portal and how to use them.

Note: Changes to the host settings apply to all tenants that did not update their settings with custom values.

General Tab

Field	Description
Application Settings	Timezone - The time zone for all tenants. By default, this field is set to UTC. The time zone list depends on the machine. To ensure that all the instances under a multi-node Orchestrator installation have the same time zone list, they must use the same operating system version. Language - The language of the Orchestrator user interface for all tenants, including email notifications and alerts. This setting does not affect robot logs or event logs, which use the Windows language. Custom logo - Upload your desired logo which appears in the Orchestrator window header. The accepted formats are .png and .svg, with a maximum file size of 1MB. Custom header color - Select a color for the Orchestrator window header. This is useful for distinguishing between multiple Orchestrator tenants. The header color is selected by clicking the colored square to bring up your machine's color selector.
Client Binaries (Robot, Studio, Assistant) Auto-Update Settings	Auto-fill available product versions - Configure whether the update policies for all tenants in the organization contain the latest versions of client binaries or if they need to be configured manually. If you need to manage update versions manually, disable this option and follow the steps described in the auto-updating client components article in the Orchestrator guide.
Modern Folders	Enable account-machine mappings - See details about configuring account-machine mappings.
Classic Folders (deprecated)	Activate Classic Folders - Enable classic folders. Use this setting with caution, since classic folders are deprecated .
Email Setup	Enable alerts email - Enable Orchestrator to send email messages about Fatal and Error alerts. To receive email alerts, email settings must be set up by an administrator.

Application Tab

Field	Description
Terms and conditions URL	Add a URL to the terms and conditions that is displayed on the Login page.
Custom title	Add a custom name to identify the Orchestrator instance that is displayed on the Login page.

Deployment Tab

Enables you to configure and secure feeds for packages and libraries. You can manage the feeds for all tenants from a centralized location using Automation Ops. For more information, see feeds management in the Automation Ops guide.

Settings here only affect tenant feeds; folder feeds and personal workspace feeds are always internal and available in the context of the respective folder or personal workspace alone.

Packages

Enables you to set an internal or an external feed in which automation packages can be maintained. By default, an internal feed is used. The feeds can be secured either by defining basic authentication credentials or by using an API key.

Note: Packages settings made on this page propagate as defaults for new tenants only. Settings for existing tenants need to be configured explicitly for each tenant.

Field	Description
Internal	Use an internal feed. The feed can be secured either with the Secure Deployment option or by using an API key: Secure Deployment - Ensures that your automation packages are downloaded through a secure NuGet feed. API Key - The key used to secure your feed against write operations such as delete or upload.
External	Use an external feed. The feed can be secured either by using an API key or basic authentication credentials: API Key - The key used to secure your feed against write operations such as delete or upload. Authentication - Enables you to specify the credentials for your basic authenticated feed. Please keep in mind that both the username and the password used with the API Key option should be used in this case as well. When External is selected, the Deployment URL field is displayed where you need to fill in the address where the NuGet feed is located.

Libraries

Enables you to configure the feed to be used for library and activity packages. Libraries can be published from Studio or manually uploaded by the user in Orchestrator and are stored within the chosen feed.

Field	Description
Internal	Must be selected in order to use an internal feed as the tenant feed. The feed can be secured either with the Secure Deployment option or by using an API key: Secure Deployment - Ensures that your automation packages are downloaded through a secure NuGet feed. API Key - The key used to secure your feed against write operations such as delete or upload. The user can use it to publish packages. This key is generated by the external provider and has the following format [username]:[password]. For example, admin:2652ACsQhy.
External	Must be selected in order to use an external feed as the tenant feed. The feed can be secured using an API key: API Key - The key used to secure your feed against write operations such as delete or upload. The user can use it to publish packages. This key is generated by the external provider and has the following format [username]:[password]. For example, admin:2652ACsQhy. When External is selected, the Deployment URL field is displayed where you need to fill in the address where the NuGet feed is located.
Allow tenant users to upload into the feed	Allow users to upload packages to the host feed.

Prerequisites for Using an External Feed Through a Proxy

If you want to use an external feed while you have a proxy server configured on Windows, the following are required beforehand:

• Set the Load User Profile option for the Orchestrator application pool (Internet Information Services > Application Pools) to True.
  
  

  

  
  
• Add the proxy settings you used in the NuGet.config file associated with the application pool identity account (C:\Users\[YourAppPoolIdentityAccountName]\AppData\Roaming\NuGet\NuGet.Config):

  <config>
  <add key="http_proxy" value="http://ipaddress:port" />
  </config>

Robot Security Tab

Robot

Field	Description
Total hours a robot can run offline without license verification	Specify the number of hours a Robot can run offline, without Orchestrator checking its license. By default, it is set to 0. The maximum accepted value is 168 hours.

Scalability Tab

Specify if the Robot service should subscribe to Orchestrator's SignalR channels, and configure the transport protocols that work best for you. These settings are preserved upon upgrading.

SignalR (Robots)

Field	Description
Enabled	This toggle specifies if the Robot service subscribes to Orchestrator's SignalR channels or not. By default, this setting is enabled, and all available channels are selected: WebSocket Server-Sent Events (SSE) Long Polling When all transport channels are enabled, the best available transport is automatically selected, in the following priority order: WebSocket > Server-Sent Events > Long Polling. If the first protocol is not available for any reason, the next in line (if enabled) is used to facilitate the communication between Orchestrator and Robot.
WebSocket	When selected, enables the WebSocket transport protocol to be used to connect the Robot to Orchestrator's SignalR channels. This is the highest protocol used in the order of priority due to its performance and support for simultaneous communication in both directions - from the Robot service to Orchestrator and vice versa. This option cannot be used if the SignalR (Robots) feature is not enabled.
Server-Sent Events (SSE)	When selected, enables the Server-Sent Events (SSE) push technology to be used to connect the Robot to Orchestrator's SignalR channels. This is the first backup in case WebSockets is not available for any reason. This option cannot be used if the SignalR (Robots) feature is not enabled.
Long Polling	When selected, enables the long polling transport protocol to be used to connect the Robot to Orchestrator's SignalR channels. This protocol is used in case the WebSockets and SSE ones are not available. This option cannot be used if the SignalR (Robots) feature is not enabled.