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Linux Deployment
Preliminary notes
If the MetaDefender ICAP Server package dependencies are not installed on your system you may need to have a working Internet connection or you may have to provide the Installation media during the installation. Consult your Operating System documentation on how to use Installation media as a package repository.
Package installers
Ubuntu or Debian installs
- Download mdicapsrv package from the OPSWAT Portal. Make sure that you download the applicable package for your distribution
- Upload the installation package to your server computers
- Install the product with the following command (<filename> is the MetaDefender ICAP Server package you downloaded from our portal):
$ sudo dpkg -i <filename>- If dpkg shows error messages about missing dependencies you should execute:
$ sudo apt-get install -f- Open a web browser and point to (<server name or IP> is the DNS name or IP address of your server):
http://<server name or IP>:8048Red Hat Enterprise Linux or CentOS installs
- Download mdicapsrv package from the OPSWAT Portal. Make sure that you download the applicable package for your distribution
- Upload the installation package to your server computers
- Install the product with the following command (<filename> is the MetaDefender ICAP Server package you downloaded from our portal):
$ sudo yum install <filename>- Open a web browser and point to (<server name or IP> is the DNS name or IP address of your server):
http://<server name or IP>:8048- Enter default login credentials, username: admin, password: admin
Initialization
Without Ignition file
The installation on Linux environment will ask to input the required information from console incase the ignition file does not exist in designated location
The installation will request user input Postgres server information via console. User can provide information or hit enter to select default value in []
Postgres server information request:
DATABASE MODE (default is standalone mode)
- 1: for standalone
- 4: for share mode
Type of database (default is local)
- local
- remote
Port (default is 5433)
Database username: postgres
Database password
For example: Here is the screenshot if user input PostgreSQL information as below:
- database mode: standalone
- type of database: local
- port: 5434
- database username: postgres
Running transaction checkRunning transaction testTransaction test succeededRunning transaction===========Please input your postgres server information...You can enter to make default value in [] for each option===========DATABASE MODE must be (1-standalone mode or 4-share mode) [1]: 1TYPE (local or remote) [local]: localPORT [5433]: 5434USER [postgres]: postgresPASSWORD:CONFIRM PASSWORD:Complete creating /etc/opswat/mdicapsrv.conf.With Ignition file
Linux can use ignition file to add PostgreSQL server information since MD ICAP Server 5.2.0 , refer to Deployment automation support
Make sure to create the ignition file before you go ahead and install MetaDefender ICAP Server
- Linux:
/etc/opswat/mdicapsrv.conf
