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Important: Do not reinstall Xeams if you're running into a problem. Reinstalling will also restore your configuration to factory defaults.
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Installation Instructions
Follow the steps below to install Xeams on a Microsoft Windows machine.- Log in as Administrator
- Download the installer.
- Extract the zipped file and run setup.exe
- Towards the end of installation, the installer will install a new service for Xeams and will start it in the back-ground. In future, use Windows services applet in the Control Panel to start and stop the service
- Using your browser connect to
http://localhost:5272
VERY IMPORTANT - Do NOT install Xeams in the Program Files folder, particularly if you are installing it on Windows Vista or 2008. The server
creates several folders and files in the installation directory once the program starts running. You will run into permission problems if you try to install it in the Program Files folder.
FIPS 140-2
Download this file if you're looking for FIPS 140-2 compliant installer.
Downloading Xeams for Linux
There are two methods of installing Xeams:
- Running a single command in the terminal.
- Downloading the installer and running it manually.
The first method is recommended since it requires less manual configuration than the second method. This page covers both methods.
Method 1 - Downloading and Installing Xeams through the Terminal (Recommended)
To download and run the installer, please click on the appropriate tab for the shell you are using in your Linux.
To download and run the installer for sh, bash, or zsh, please run the following instructions below:
- Open your terminal in Linux.
- Run the following command to start downloading the installer:
curl -fsSL https://www.xeams.com/files/xeamscliinstall.sh | sudo sh
- After entering the password for sudo, you will see a progress bar for downloading the instructions. When the download finishes, the installer will run. It will then ask for the directory where you want to install Xeams.
- By default, the script will install the server in the
/optfolder. Press enter to proceed with this directory or specify a new directory, then press enter. - Once the installation is done, the service should now be running. Using your browser, connect to
http://youripaddresshere:5272.
To download and run the installer for csh or tcsh, please run the following instructions below:
- Open your terminal in Linux.
- Run the following command to start downloading the installer:
curl -fsSL https://www.xeams.com/files/xeamscliinstall.sh | sudo csh
- After entering the password for sudo, you will see a progress bar for downloading the instructions. When the download finishes, the installer will run. It will then ask for the directory where you want to install Xeams.
- By default, the script will install the server in the
/optfolder. Press enter to proceed with this directory or specify a new directory, then press enter. - Once the installation is done, the service should now be running. Using your browser, connect to
http://youripaddresshere:5272.
To download and run the installer for fish, please run the following instructions below:
- Open your terminal in Linux.
- Run the following command to start downloading the installer:
curl -fsSL https://www.xeams.com/files/xeamscliinstall.sh | sudo fish
- After entering the password for sudo, you will see a progress bar for downloading the instructions. When the download finishes, the installer will run. It will then ask for the directory where you want to install Xeams.
- By default, the script will install the server in the
/optfolder. Press enter to proceed with this directory or specify a new directory, then press enter. - Once the installation is done, the service should now be running. Using your browser, connect to
http://youripaddresshere:5272.
Method 1 - Downloading and Installing Xeams Manually
Follow the instructions below to download Xeams manually and install on a Linux machine:- Log in as root.
- Download the installer.
- Extract the tar file using the following command:
tar -xf XeamsLinux64.tar
- Ensure the permissions for Install.sh is set as an executable. If not,
use the
chmod +x Install.shcommand to change its permission. - Execute Install.sh script by running the following command:
./Install.sh - By default, the installation script will install the server in
/optfolder. You can change this location to any other value if desired. Additionally, it will create necessary scripts in/etc/init.d/folder so that the server comes up when you restart the machine. - Using your browser connect to
http://youripaddresshere:5272.
Other Versions
FIPS 140-2 Compliant
Click here if you're looking for a FIPS 140-2 Compliant Xeams for Linux.32-bit Version
Click here if you're looking for the 32-bit version of Xeams for Linux.Installation Instructions
Follow the steps below to install Xeams on MacOSx- Log in as root
- Download the installer
- Extract the tar file into any directory using the following command
gunzip -c XeamsJava.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
- Change the permissions on run.sh so that it becomes an executable by using the
following command.
chmod +x run.sh - Execute run.sh to start the server
- Optionally, write a script to start the server when the machine restarts. Refer to the documentation for your platform to see how to run scripts at startup.
- Using your browser connect to
http://localhost:5272
Installation Instructions
Follow the steps below to install Xeams on any other platform including UNIX (Solaris, HP-UX, AIX) and BSD.- Log in as root
- Download the installer
- Extract the XeamsJava.tar file using the following command
tar -xf XeamsJava.tar - Next, extract the XeamsJava.tar.gz file into any directory using the following command
gunzip -c Xeams.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
- Change the permissions on run.sh so that it becomes an executable by using the
following command.
chmod +x run.sh - Execute run.sh to start the server
- Optionally, write a script to start the server when the machine restarts. Refer to the documentation for your platform to see how to run scripts at startup.
- Using your browser connect to
http://localhost:5272
IMPORTANT: Installation file for these platforms does not come with a JRE (Java Runtime Environment). Therefore, you will need to install a JRE before installing Xeams. Additionally,
If you are installing the server on Solaris, it is very likely that the JRE is already installed on the machine.
java must be in your machine path.
If you are installing the server on Solaris, it is very likely that the JRE is already installed on the machine.