Install Hybrid Chat Core on Windows
Having met the Solution Prerequisites, ensure the following software are installed in the host machine:
| Software | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WinRAR | WinRAR is used to unzip installation files, it is also used to open jars for configuration changes |
Follow these steps to deploy Hybrid Chat on Windows Server.
Pre-installation
- Create following databases in MS SQL Server, applications create schema automatically while databases are needed to be created manually
- umm
- eabc
- Download
hybrid-chat.zip - Extract
hybrid-chat.zipin any directory, the directory path must not contain any spaces in it. - Copy
hybrid-chat\libTrippleDesJNA.dllfile and place it in some directory which is included inPATHsystem environment variable, if this isn't feasible for some reason, add<installation-root>\hybrid-chatinPATHsystem environment variable.libTrippleDesJNA.dllis a security related file used byUser Management / UMMmodule for encryption.
Installation
After pre-installation steps are complete, follow these steps to install the Hybrid Chat suite without Customer Gadget.
- Open Windows
cmdwith administrative rights - Navigate to
hybrid-chatdirectory Invoke
install_hybrid_chat.batfromcmd.Install Hybrid Chat
POWERSHELLC:/installation-directory>install_hybrid_chat.batThis step might require some time and it will:
- Install
jre 8u221 x64 - Install
node v10.16.3 x64 - Extract & install
activemq - Extract & install
chat-server - Extract & install
communication_server - Extract & install
database_connector - Extract & install
file_engine - Extract & install
minio - Extract & install
mongodband create mongodb users fordatabase-connectorandmre-microservice - Extract & install
mre - Extract & install
mre-microservice - Extract & install
tomcat
- Install
Following is a list of generated installation logs:
Log File Name Path Description 1 install_hybrid_chat.log<installation-dir>\hybrid-chat\These is root log file for installation. This log file compiles output of: - Extraction of all components
- Installation of all components
- Service start of all components
There isn't separate file for error logs yet, all errors (if any) are contained in this file with timestamps
2 jre-installation-log.log<installation-dir>\hybrid-chat\Installation logs of jre 8u221 x64. All errors (if any) are contained within this file.3 node-installation-log<installation-dir>\hybrid-chat\Installation logs of node v10.16.3 x64. All errors (if any) are contained within this file.4 mongodb_install.loginstallation-dir>\hybrid-chat\core\mongodbInstallation log file for MongoDB Server. All errors (if any) are contained within this file.- In
Windows Services, confirm all required services are installed and running. Refer to the Configuration section for component configurations.
Configuration
For component configuration, refer to the Hybrid Chat Configuration Guide.