Connect to the Nintex external platform

Note: Nintex Live is known as the Nintex external platform in Nintex for SharePoint 2016. The external platform includes the following external features: Connector actions (live actions), external forms (live forms), Document Generation, and External Start. The external platform is automatically installed and deployed on the Central Administration server; however, the external features are not enabled by default.

This section describes how to connect the SharePoint server to the Nintex external platform. If you are not installing Nintex external platform features, then you can skip this section.

Connecting the server to the Nintex external platform involves making sure the server can access required certificates and URLs.

Optionally, you can install the Nintex external platform on servers that do not host SharePoint Central Administration.

To install the Nintex external platform on a server that does not host SharePoint Central Administration (optional)

1. Log on to the server hosting SharePoint Central Administration.

2. Open a SharePoint PowerShell command prompt and run the following command:

   Install-ExternalPlatform

To confirm server connection to the Nintex external platform

• On the Central Administration Home page, click Nintex Administration and then click Health checks under Support and troubleshooting.

  If the connection can be established, a "Success" message is displayed in the status column.

  Note: If your network requires a proxy server to access the internet, specify the server details in the Proxy server section. These settings are specific to the Nintex external platform and will be the only application allowed access to the internet.

To review availability of required certificates

1. On the Central Administration Home page, select Security.

2. In the General Security section, click Manage trust.

3. Review availability of the following certificates; if any are unavailable, update to make them available.

   Baltimore CyberTrust Root.crt

   DigiCertGlobalRootCA.crt

   DigiCertSHA2SecureServerCA.crt

   Thawte EV SSL CA_G2.cer

   Thawte EV SSL CA_G3.cer

   Thawte EV SSL CA_SHA256.cer

   Thawte Primary Root CA.cer

   Thawte SSL CA - G2.cer

   Thawte SSL CA.cer

   Thawte SSL CA_SHA256.cer

   Thawte_Primary_Root_CA-G2_ECC.cer

   Thawte_Primary_Root_CA-G3_SHA256.cer

   Thawte_Primary_Root_CA-G4_DSA.cer

To confirm server access to required URLs

• Navigate to each required URL.

  URL	Purpose
  https://cm.nintex.com	Connection Manager; see Manage connections to external providers
  https://nintexlive.blob.core.windows.net/serviceicon	Connector actions (icons); see Connector actions
  https://liveservices.nintex.com	Connector actions (service definitions); see Connector actions
  http://ntx.lv	External forms (provided links); see Enable external forms
  https://forms.nintex.com	External forms (resolved links); see Enable external forms
  https://prdswasbuwus01.servicebus.windows.net	External Start (service bus); see Use External Start
  https://run.nintex.io	External Start (Start Workflow API); see Use External Start
  https://prdswastrwus01.blob.core.windows.net	External Start (To upload document in blob storage); see Use External Start
  https://live.nintex.com	Nintex external platform; see Connect to the Nintex external platform
  https://mobile.nintex.com	Nintex Mobile (gateway to live.nintex.com); see Go mobile
  https://nintexrelay.servicebus.windows.net	Nintex Mobile (service bus to mobile.nintex.com); see Go mobile

Related information

Enable Nintex external platform features