Manually creating a simple configuration

You can configure Spotfire Server by executing a series of commands on the command line.

1. Run the bootstrap command to create the connection configuration that Spotfire Server needs for connecting to the database. (For instructions on running commands on the command line, see Executing commands on the command line.)
   Note: If you have already run the bootstrap command, there is no need to run it again unless you want to use different arguments.
   1. In the following command block, replace the argument values with the appropriate values:

      > config bootstrap --driver-class="<DRIVER CLASS>" 
      --database-url="<DATABASE URL>" --username="<DATABASE USERNAME>" 
      --password="<DATABASE PASSWORD>" --tool-password=
      "<CONFIG TOOL PASSWORD>"

      Argument definitions

      --driver-class	The fully qualified class name of the JDBC driver
      --database-url	The JDBC connection URL
      --username	The name of the database account used by Spotfire Server to connect to the Spotfire database
      --password	The password of the database account
      --tool-password	Choose a command line password that will be used to protect the server configuration from unauthorized access and/or modification

      Example

      > config bootstrap --driver-class=
      "tibcosoftwareinc.jdbc.oracle.OracleDriver" 
      --database-url="jdbc:tibcosoftwareinc:oracle://MyDBServer:1521;SID=XE" 
      --username="dbuser" --password="dbpwd" --tool-password="configtoolpwd"

   A bootstrap.xml file is created in the <installation directory>\tomcat\webapps\spotfire\WEB-INF folder. For more information about this file, see The bootstrap.xml file.
2. Create a default configuration by using the create-default-config command.
   A configuration.xml file is created.
3. Import the configuration to the database by using the import-config command.
   1. In the following command block, replace the argument values with the appropriate values:

      > config import-config --tool-password="<CONFIG TOOL PASSWORD>" --comment="<DESCRIPTION>"

      Example

      > config import-config --tool-password="configtoolpwd" --comment="First config"

4. Create a first user by using the create-user command. This account can be used to log in to Spotfire Server.
   1. In the following command block, replace the argument values with the appropriate values:

      > config create-user --tool-password="<CONFIG TOOL PASSWORD>" --username=
      "<SPOTFIRE ADMIN USERNAME>" --password="<SPOTFIRE ADMIN PASSWORD>"

      Example

      > config create-user --tool-password="configtoolpwd" --username="SpotfireAdmin" --password="s3cr3t"

5. Add the first user to the Administrator group by using the promote-admin command.
   1. In the following command block, replace the argument values with the appropriate values:

      > config promote-admin --tool-password="<CONFIG TOOL PASSWORD>" --username="<SPOTFIRE ADMIN USERNAME>"

      Example

      > config promote-admin --tool-password="configtoolpwd" --username="SpotfireAdmin"

   When Spotfire Server is running, the first administrator can create other users and add them to the Administrator group.