Requirements 

This distribution requires an Internet connection the first time that you run it. About 200 MB will be downloaded the first time.

This method of launching FlexDeploy will also download and install PostgreSQL and setup the database connection to it. If that isn't what you want to do, look at a different install guide instead.

4 steps to running FlexDeploy with embedded database

Step 1. Ensure Java 8 64 bit is installed on the computer.

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.

We recommend use of folder structure without any space in name.

Step 3. Start tomcat by running the following script. (Double click on it, or run it from a command window)

File - <FlexDeploy Home>/StartWithPostgres.bat

When you run this for first time, it will download & install PostgreSQL database, then create FlexDeploy schema in it. Here are some screen shots to show progress of first execution of StartWithPostgres.bat.

You will also see Tomcat process window when Tomcat is started.

Step 4. FlexDeploy will automatically launch in your default browser (http://localhost:8000/flexdeploy). (It will take about 3-5 minutes the first start due to initial data load)

You will need to complete the Initial Registration process, where you will create admin user for login.

Step 5. Now that you have installed FlexDeploy, let's get start with configuration. You can do this in matter of minutes by using Blueprints concept, which is very simple configuration wizard for most common usecases.

If FlexDeploy doesn't appear after a few minutes, here are some troubleshooting tips: