Server and Notification URL
Generally, the Server URL and the Notification URL should not be modified. Both these values are TFS-system-wide. So, if multiple application-tiers exist, modifying either one of these values will impact them on all application-tiers
The Notification URL is the URL used in e-mail alerts. This should only change if
- The name of the computer changes
- TFS is installed behind a network load balancer. (In which case, the Notification URL should be the front end of the load balancer.)
- TFS is only accessible via SSL. (In which case, the Notification URL should be the fully-qualified-domain name)
- People external to the Notification URL's default value, https://computername:8080, in which case the Notification URL should be adjusted accordingly.
The Server URL is the URL TFS uses for communicating with itself. This should only be changed if
- TFS is only accessible via SSL. (In which case, the Server URL should be the fully-qualified-domain name)
- Localhost is disabled on the computer hosting TFS. (In which case, the Server URL should be https://computername:8080)