Install nodes in the environment to enable the use of Spotfire web clients, Spotfire Automation Services, and the TERR service or Spotfire Service for Python.

The installed client, called Spotfire Analyst, can be used together with the Spotfire Server directly. To enable use of Spotfire web clients, Spotfire Automation Services, and the TERR service or Spotfire Service for Python, one or more nodes must also be configured, preferably on dedicated computers.

For each node, the administrator installs and enables services with a specified capability. Each Windows node can have services with the Spotfire Web Player capability, the Spotfire Automation Services capability, and the TERR service or Spotfire Service for Python capability.

The TERR service and Spotfire Service for Python are currently the only capabilities that are available for Linux nodes.

The Web Player service enables users to perform analyses in a web browser, Automation Services can be used to automate multi-step tasks, and the TERR service or Spotfire Service for Python can be used for additional calculations and advanced analytics. The capabilities of the enabled services determine the functionality that the node provides to Spotfire end users, through the Spotfire Server. For failover and performance purposes, multiple service instances can be added on each node.

You can scale your Spotfire environment by adding or removing nodes and service instances.