1.4.2. Text mode

Installation

This section describes the steps for installing eXo Platform by Native Installer on Linux where you do not have a graphical interface.

Run the downloaded file with this command: ./exo-platform-enterprise-4.2.0-2-linux-x64-installer.run --mode text

Enter the folder where you want to install eXo Platform.

Welcome to the eXo Platform Enterprise Setup Wizard.

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	Installation folder

	Please, choose a folder to install eXo Platform Enterprise

	Select a folder [/home/exo/exo-platform-enterprise]:

The default called $NATIVE_INSTALLER_DIR is: /home/exo/exo-platform-enterprise.

Enter the required information for your account:

Create your account

	This will be your primary user account

	First Name [Name]: John

	Last Name [Last Name]: Smith

	Email Address [user@example.com]: johnsmith@exoplatform.com

	Login [user]: john

	Password :
	Please confirm the password :

Set up the root account:

Setup admin account

	Login as user root with the following password for super administrator access

	Login: root

	Password :
	Please confirm your password :

Change to other port, if the wizard determines that you already have network services running on the default ports. For example:
- The Database Server:
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Database Server Parameters

	Please enter the port of your database.

	Database Server port [5432]: 
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The port 5432 is the default one of the Database Server. In this case, you should change it to another port, such as 8432. See here for other default ports.
Enter y and follow instructions there if you want to configure a mail server for eXo Platform:
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Do you want to configure mail support? [y/N]:
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If not, just bypass this by choosing N.

Enter Y to start the installation:

Setup is now ready to begin installing eXo Platform Enterprise on your computer.

	Do you want to continue? [Y/n]: Y

You'll then see a status bar showing the progress of the files being installed. When it is complete, you'll see the following:

Please wait while Setup installs eXo Platform Enterprise on your computer.

	 Installing
	 0% ______________ 50% ______________ 100%
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	Setup has finished installing eXo Platform Enterprise on your computer.

Now, you can access eXo Platform via the URL - http://localhost:8080/portal/ and log in by the created accounts.

Server management

After the successful installation, a ctlscript.sh is included under the $NATIVE_INSTALLER_DIR folder to provide you with server management operations, such as starting, stopping, restarting or checking current status of servers. See the following commands:

./ctlscript.sh [start|stop|restart|status] - manages all servers.
./ctlscript.sh [start|stop|restart|status] apache - manages the Apache Web server.
./ctlscript.sh [start|stop|restart|status] tomcat - manages the Tomcat server.
./ctlscript.sh [start|stop|restart|status] postgresql - manages the PostgreSQL database.