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Required if Java is not already installed | Install Java OLD | Download and install Java. | |||||
Required if Tomcat is not already installed | Download and install the Apache Tomcat web-application (webapp) server. | ||||||
Recommended | Configure Tomcat for HTTPSFor secure communications, | You are responsible for ensuring all PhixFlow communication is secure.
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Recommended | Linux: Install Pound Reverse Proxy | If you want to make your web server visible on the default ports (e.g. on Linux, http: 80, https: 443) we recommend that you use a reverse proxy to terminate the HTTPS session and to forward web requests using HTTP to the Tomcat server. The proxy and Tomcat servers must run on a private network or on the same server and the Tomcat server . must not be directly accessible to normal users. In this configuration, the reverse proxy runs as root, which allows it:
This solution requires that:
Options for reverse proxy servers are:
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Required | Unpack PhixFlow Release Package | If you do not already have the PhixFlow package to install, you can download it from our support FTP site. Please email support@phixflow.com. Logon Log on to the webapp host and unpack the release package. | |||||
Required | Install the PhixFlow Database Schema | Create a database user and tables. Populate the tables with initial configuration data and set the customer name. See See also the details in Database URLs. | |||||
Required | Configure a Keystore and Aliases | Create a keystore for the database credentials and their aliases. Configure the following files to use the keystore: | Optional | SQLServer
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Optional | MS SQL Server Integrated Authentication | Enable server support for integrated user authentication. | |||||
Required | Install the PhixFlow Webapp | Copy the PhixFlow webapp from the unpacked release package into Tomcat and configure it. | |||||
Required | Start PhixFlow on the Clientand Configure | Check that the application is running by starting the client and logging in with the username startup and password: Startup. |
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Do not run Tomcat as root on Linux as this constitutes a security risk.
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After Installation
After Once PhixFlow is installed, there are system set-up and configuration tasks:
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- Configure Active Directory Integration: users are authenticated using one or more Active Directory servers in addition to users that are defined locally within the PhixFlow database.
- Configure SAML Integration: map the PhixFlow user groups to user groups in your existing single-sign-on system.
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Administration for details of the configuration steps required immediately after installation, as well as the ongoing configuration and maintenance tasks.