Installation - Linux
To install under a Linux OS, it is assumed that you are comfortable operating a shell.
The first step is to download the Linux distribution archive of Ignition from our website. The Linux downloads, which are zip files, are listed underneath the Windows executable installer.
After downloading the Linux distribution archive, follow these directions to install Ignition as a Linux service. You'll also find these directions in the distribution file's README.
* All of these commands should be run as root. Prefix everything with "sudo" or run "sudo su" first.
| 1. | Install Java 6 If Java 6 is not already installed, run this command to install it: apt-get install sun-java6-jre |
| 2. | Unzip files. We're going to install Ignition into /usr/local/ignition. Run the following command, where <<ignition-linux.zip>> is the path to the Ignition Linux distribution that you downloaded. unzip <<ignition-linux.zip>> -d /usr/local/ignition |
| 3. | Switch Directories Change directories into the install directory. cd /usr/local/ignition |
| 4. | Make Files Executable Execute these three "chmod" commands to make files executable. chmod +x ignition.sh chmod +x ignition-gateway chmod +x gcu.sh |
| 5. | Create symlink in init.d To turn the application into a service, create a symlink to ignition.sh in your init.d file cd /etc/init.d/ ln -s /usr/local/ignition/ignition.sh ignition chmod +x ignition |
| 6. | Install the Service Use update-rc.d to install Ignition as a service. update-rc.d ignition defaults |
| 7. | Start up Ignition Ignition is now installed a service. It will start up when the computer boots up. To start it up now, use this command: /etc/init.d/ignition start |
That's it! Ignition is now starting up. See the README file for information about how to stop and uninstall the service.
Once the Ignition Gateway starts up, your web browser will open and bring you to the Gateway Homepage >