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Step 2. Extract the zip file to the desired location (referred to as "FlexDeploy Home" in this document). See example below, where zip was extracted in C:\installs\FlexDeploy folder.
Step 3. Modify Tomcat Environment script setenv.bat for JAVA_HOME.
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File - <FlexDeploy Home>/StartWithPostgres.bat
When you run this for first time, it will download & install PostgreSQL database, then create FlexDeploy schema in it.
Step 5. Launch FlexDeploy in your browser. (It will take about 3-5 minutes the first time as a lot of data is loaded into the database the first time)
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- Logs are located at <FlexDeploy Home>/apache-tomcat-flexdeploy/logs
- Usually opening flexdeploy.0.log is the best way to find the problem. The most common problem is that a port that Tomcat wants to use is already in use.
- By default, the Tomcat server is configured to run on port 8000. If this port is in use, change to some other unused port. Search for <Connector port="8000" protocol="HTTP/1.1" if , if you want to change it...
- Edit the file at <FlexDeploy Home>/apache-tomcat-flexdeploy/conf/server.xml
- There are other ports referenced in the server.xml file as well. If the logs contain a port in use error, you can find the open ports on your machine and then search this file for ports that you find are in use and change them.
- If the logs folder doesn't have any useful information, and you aren't sure what else to try, use a command window and go to the bin folder. Then execute the command "catalina.bat run" A better error message should be shown.
- If you still aren't sure what to do, email us at our support site, support@flexagon.com