FlexDeploy provides a zip file distribution for Tomcat which simplifies the installation process.  This distribution contains Tomcat, the FlexDeploy WAR, and the base configurations, leaving only a few simple steps to complete the install. The distribution contains the following components. 

• A tomcat 8.5.11 server with required libraries, and base configurations
• The FlexDeploy WAR
• The FlexDeploy database installation scripts
• The FlexDeploy database migration scripts (for upgrading an existing FlexDeploy Tomcat installation)The FlexDeploy plugins

 If you wish to use an existing Tomcat server, or to use a different version of Tomcat other than 8.5.11, please see Installing FlexDeploy on existing Tomcat.

Requirements Requirements 

• Windows Operating System
• 8GB of RAM
• 1 CPU
• At least 20GB of available space, may need additional space based on purge criteria and usage.
• 64 bit Java 8 JDK which can be downloaded from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html. (Open JDK 8 is also fine)
• If you have not created FlexDeploy Working Directory and Artifact Repository folders, we will create in steps below. (See Create Folders for FlexDeploy Server)
• See Installation Instructions - Database Tier for requirements on Database tier.
• Optional - consider Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) unlimited strength policy files to avoid SSH issues when using strong ciphers.

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