If you plan to set up the Spotfire database using the command line command create-db, then you must install Spotfire Server first to get access to the command-line configuration commands. If you plan to set up the Spotfire database using the scripts included in the installation packet, then set up the Spotfire database before running the server installer.

The Spotfire environment supports a number of different database systems. See system requirements for the list of supported databases. Follow the steps for your database system.