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Download Cygwin from the following location: https://www.cygwin.com/.
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Installation will download necessary packages, so if your server does not have Internet access you will have to use Download Without Installing on a server to gather necessary packages, then transfer that folder to server where you want to install Cygwin and select Install from Local Directory option. Another option is to just install Cygwin on your laptop which also download packages in Local Package Directory which you can transfer to server where you want to install Cygwin. |
Run the installer (setup-x86_64.exe) and follow the prompts. Make sure to run this as Administrator user, because this allows to set up the Cygwin environment so that all users can start a Cygwin shell out of the box.
As explained earlier, select appropriate option for Download Source.
Make sure to select All Users as that will allow you to connect as any user on the system.
This is most important step, as FlexDeploy requires SSH connectivity and that is the reason we are installing Cygwin. Type "openssh" into the search dialog. Drill down to Net > openssh. Click on the Skip and it will change to some version number. This process may be slightly different depending on Cygwin version being installed.
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Next you will need to setup CYGWIN sshd service.
Setup sshd Service
Navigate to the location you installed Cygwin and run Cygwin.bat as administrator.
Once the bash window opens, run: ssh-host-config
Follow as shown below. These steps may be slightly different based on version of Cygwin.
Verify your Firewall configuration is compatible with the new service; You as you may need to open port 22 if you have a firewall enabled.
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