Deploying Project.net for an evaluation

Deploying Project.net with a GUI installer

Note: A command line installer is in the works also

Install this infrastructure on the host computer

• Java 1.5
• Oracle Database Express or 10G (We recommend Oracle Express edition, as it is free and easy to setup.)

The installer provides two key functions

• It runs scripts to build the database
• It creates a Project.net instance based on tomcat 5.5

Using the installer

To start installer click on JAR you have downloaded. If your OS is not configured for jar execution, run in a command line: java -jar install.jar... This starts the GUI installer. (This version of the installer is not usable from a command line.)

• After reviewing the "readme" and license acceptance you will be able to set the installation path. This folder will be created with database scripts and tomcat. Leave all checkboxes set on next screen.
• The next screen offers to configure tomcat related parameters. If you are planning to use tomcat on the computer with database installed, then you can leave all parameters unchanged.
• The next screen allows database scripts configuration. If you are using oracle XE (express), then you should edit only system password and path to oracle database files. The system password you have entered on database created. Path is the path to real folder, oracle will place all new datafiles here.
• Next button will install application with all parameters preset.
• After installer finishes, look in target folder.

Database

• You should run this script from command line to create the database. The host computer must have sqlplus installed.
• Go to database/create-scripts/admin and run pnetMasterDBBuild.sh for linux pnetMasterDBBuild.bat for windows

After process end database will be created.

Application

• apache-tomcat-5.5.25 contains tomcat with pnet deployed. All parameters (database and smtp) are already set.
• You can run tomcat from console like catalina.bat run - for windows catalina.sh run - for linux
• Run this in the command line, and PNET will be available on port 8080