Running & Administration

9 min

starting the server once your configuration file is ready, you can start the floating server in one of the following ways method 1 executable if you are using the executable, run the binary matching your operating system method 2 docker pull the image docker pull licensespring/floating server v2\ v2 0 0 beta docker pull licensespring/floating server v2\ v2 0 0 beta 1 set up postgresql start a postgresql instance (local or containerized) note the host , port , username , password , and database name update your configuration file with these details prepare configuration and certificates place the configuration file in a local directory place certificates in another directory run the container mount both the configuration and certificate directories so that the container has access replace /path/to/config with your config directory replace /path/to/certs with your certificates directory adjust p if exposing on a different port method 3 docker compose a prebuilt docker compose yml is included in the documentation running it sets up both postgresql and the floating server in one step this is the fastest way to get everything running first time admin setup when the server starts for the first time, no users or admins exist you must set the initial admin password default username admin password defined during setup setting the password you can set it via 1\ ui navigate to the floating server’s url you’ll be redirected to the password setup page 2\ api call the endpoint logging in once the initial password is set log in using admin and your chosen password you will then access the floating server admin panel from here, you can create additional user accounts