How do I launch the NCache Management Center?

Navigate to http://localhost:8251 in a supported browser like Chrome or Firefox to access the management interface.

Which ports are used by the NCache Management Center and NCache Service?

NCache uses port 8251 for the web-based Management Center interface and port 8250 for NCache Service management communication.

NCache Management Center

The NCache Management Center is a cross-platform, web-based management interface for NCache clusters to manage and monitor them by utilizing a configuration interface, ASP.NET Core-based Management Center for high-level managerial tasks of cache creation, server-client node management, and many other cache-related operations on Windows and Linux distributions.

NCache Management Center Landing Page

The NCache Management Center provides dedicated pages for creating, configuring, monitoring, and managing caches and bridges.

Configuration Dashboard

For advanced cache configuration options, refer to the Advanced Settings section of the relevant cache configuration page.

Configuration Dashboard

Which Web Browsers are Supported by NCache?

The NCache Management Center supports the latest versions of the following Internet browsers:

Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Opera
Microsoft Edge

Verify NCache Management Center Process is Started

When the NCache Service process starts, it automatically starts the NCache Management Center server process on the NCache server. This process accepts connections on port 8251 and allows you to manage NCache through the web-based Management Center.

To launch the NCache Management Center in your browser, use http://localhost:8251. You can also access it from another machine by using http://<server-ip>:8251. If you have enabled an SSL certificate, use https instead.

Note

For more details, see Configure TLS.

If you see that the NCache Management Center server process is not started, then you can restart NCache service. For access or launch issues, see Troubleshoot NCache Management Center.

Enable/Disable Auto Start

Auto Start NCache Management Center option is enabled upon service start. To disable Auto Start follow the steps given below:

Windows Environment
Linux Environment

Open Alachisoft.NCache.Service.dll.config at %NCHOME%\bin\service.
The following flag is True by default, which means the NCache Management Center starts automatically with the NCache service. If you want to disable the NCache Management Center, set the value to False.

<add key="NCacheServer.StartWebManagement" value="True"/>

Restart the NCache Service by typing the following command in PowerShell:

Start-Service -Name NCacheSvc

Open Alachisoft.NCache.Daemon.dll.config at /opt/ncache/bin/service.
The following flag is True by default, which means the NCache Management Center starts automatically with the NCache service. If you want to disable the NCache Management Center, set the value to False.

<add key="NCacheServer.StartWebManagement" value="True"/>

Restart the NCache Service by typing the following command:

> sudo systemctl restart ncached

Manually Start the NCache Management Center

If you want to manually start the NCache Management Center, use the Start-NCacheManagementCenter PowerShell cmdlet.

Enter the following PowerShell command to start the NCache Management Center on the local server. By default, the URL is http://localhost:8251.

Start-NCacheManagementCenter

To start the NCache Management Center on server 20.200.20.11, execute the following PowerShell command.

Start-NCacheManagementCenter -Server 20.200.20.11

Similarly, to start the NCache Management Center on servers 20.200.20.11 and 20.200.20.12, execute the following PowerShell command.

Start-NCacheManagementCenter -Server "20.200.20.11,20.200.20.12"

You can also start the NCache Management Center on the local server using security credentials.

Start-NCacheManagementCenter -Credentials(Get-Credential john_smith)

You can now use the NCache Management Center by browsing to http://localhost:8251.