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Overview
FlexDeploy is a Java -based web application which requires an Application server (Tomcat) and an Oracle or PostgreSQL database. FlexDeploy is accessed by Browser and can be integrated with various Directory Servers and SSO providers for Authentication and Authorization, but you can also work with an internal local security realm is also provided by FlexDeploy.
FlexDeploy uses a built-in File-System-based Artifact Repository to store build artifacts like jar, ear, war, zip etc. Build artifacts are versioned and used during deployment.
FlexDeploy connects to target servers using the SSH protocol and only requires a Temporary Working Directory and Java for execution on target servers. SSH connectivity to Windows servers is established using Cygwin, i.e. Cygwin must be installed on Windows targets. native SSH server found in Windows 2019 and higher or Cygwin for older endpoints.
FlexDeploy can be installed On-Premise or in the Cloud (AWS, Azure, Oracle, etc) and can be used to perform Build / Deploy / Test / Utility executions on targets in which are On-Premise or in the Cloud as only SSH connectivity is required. You can also use the FlexDeploy Docker container from docker hub for installation.
FlexDeploy has a plugin architecture which allows for integration with various technologies. FlexDeploy comes with many out-of-the-box plugins , but and customers are free can to developer their own plugins using the Plugin SDK.
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Database Tier
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FlexDeploy requires one of the following databases. Any required database licenses are not included with your FlexDeploy subscription.
Oracle XE, version 11.2, 18, 19 (although supported for production use, XE is generally used for trials and proof of concepts)
Oracle Standard, version 11.2, 12.1, 12.2, 18, 19
Oracle Enterprise, version 11.2, 12.1, 12.2, 18, 19
PostgreSQL 11
Supported platforms - Any platform supported by specific database
Application Tier
FlexDeploy requires Tomcat 9.x. You must install FlexDeploy on only one application server process (i.e. cluster is not supported).
Supported platforms
Microsoft Windows
Unix/Linux (and its variants, such as Oracle Enterprise Linux, Red Hat, Solaris, etc.)
Target Endpoints
FlexDeploy requires SSH connectivity using User and Password or SSH Key. Additionally, some minor items are required on target endpoints.
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Working folder for temporary files..
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JDK 6 or higher.
Supported platforms
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Microsoft Windows
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Unix/Linux (and its variants, such as Oracle Enterprise Linux, Red Hat, Solaris, AIX etc.)
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High Availability Considerations
Here are some guidelines on Active Passive configuration for FlexDeploy, as running more than one server process for FlexDeploy is not yet supported. You can choose to setup Cluster for Application or Database or Both.
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