Installing the Spotfire Server files (tarball Linux)

You can install the Spotfire Server files on Linux using the tarball installer.

Before you begin

The Spotfire database setup is completed. For instructions, see Spotfire database setup.

Note: For security and product performance reasons, it is recommended that you install Spotfire Server on a different computer than the database.

Note: When installing Spotfire Server on a Red Hat Linux computer with Security-Enhanced Linux enabled, it is recommended to use the RPM-based installer over the tar.gz file. If you choose to use the TAR file anyway, it is recommended to use /opt/tibco/<subfolder> as the installation directory.

Procedure

Open a terminal and go to the directory that contains the server installation file.
Unpack and run the TAR file by entering the following command:
```
tar xzf tss-<version number>.x86_64.tar.gz
```
Note: The directory must contain the string "tss" for start and stop scripts to work.
The server is installed in the directory where you ran the command. A successful execution of the command does not result in any confirmation text.
Go to the new server directory; its name will be tss-<version number>.x86_64.

Execute the configure script, specifying the values for the different parameters.

./configure -s <SERVER_FRONTEND_PORT> -r <SERVER_BACKEND_REGISTRATION_PORT> -b <SERVER_BACKEND_COMMUNICATION_PORT>

Note: Include only those parameters whose default values you are changing. The default values are listed in the table below.

Table 1. Installation parameters
Parameter	Description	Default
`SERVER_FRONTEND_PORT`	Used for communication with Spotfire clients.	80
`SERVER_BACKEND_REGISTRATION_PORT`	Used for key exchange to set up trusted communication between the Spotfire Server and nodes.	9080
`SERVER_BACKEND_COMMUNICATION_PORT`	Used for encrypted traffic between nodes.	9443

Note: Alternatively, you can run the command (./configure) without any parameters. In this case you will be prompted for the missing information.

Text similar to the following is shown on the command line:

Post install configuration of TIBCO Spotfire Server <version number> successful.

Optional: If you have root access to the computer, configure the server to start when the computer starts by running this command:
```
./configure-boot
```

What to do next

Apply any available hotfixes for Spotfire Server: Applying hotfixes