how to install Flash Comm Server on Linux

[hyper2004]

Can someone help me in how to install Flash Comm Server on a linux server?

Thanks

[hyper2004]

Anyone interested in installing FCS on my LinuxServer? I would prefer someone who has done an install of FCS before on Linux.

Thanks

[psychlonex]

What version of linux is your server? Redhat 7.3 and redhat 8 are the only supported versions I believe, but some folks have gotten it running on others. I know folks have had trouble with Redhat 9 and Enterprise.

If you have a supported version you should be able to just run the install script.

How familiar are you with using linux? The installer is simply a shell script, which you can run using './install'. I believe it asks you some questions about where you want to put it and what not.

If you have an unsupported version of linux, you can try installing with this command:
'/installFCS -platformWarnOnly' which will skip the OS checks in the script and run the installer. Whether or not it works after installing is up in the air, and depends on what version of linux you have.

If the above all sounds foreign to you, send me a pm here on flashkit and I'll try to help out where I can.

psx

[moh_design]

1)

# tar xvfz commserver1_5_dev_edition.tar.gz

2)

# cd FCS_1_5_r120_linux/
# ls
adminserver*   fcs*        flashcom_help/  samples/    uninstallFCS*
applications/  fcsconfig*  installFCS*     scriptlib/
conf/          fcserver*   license.txt*    server*
fcadmin*       fcsmgr*     modules/        tcSrvMsg

3)

# ./installFCS -platformWarnOnly

WARNING: Your distribution, unknown, is not supported by this
         Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX installer.


Copyright(C) 2003 Macromedia, Inc.  All rights reserved.

Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX 1.5 for 

Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX 1.5 will be installed on this machine.

You will be asked a series of questions during the install
process and will be presented with the defaults for these questions.

Support is available at http://www.macromedia.com/support/flashcom

To install Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX now, press ENTER.

To cancel the installation at any time, press Control-C.


MACROMEDIA  SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

4)

Macromedia  Software End User License Agreement 
(06/04/02)

Do you agree with the license agreement? (y/n): y
./installFCS: break: only meaningful in a `for', `while', or `until' loop

5)

Enter the license number for the Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX 1.5
or press ENTER to proceed without one. Use the Administration Console to enter
one later.
License:

6)

Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX 1.5 requires approximately 25MB of
disk space.

7)

The installer will install Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX 1.5 in the
following directory
Default [/opt/macromedia/fcs]: /usr/local/flashcom

8)

Do you want to install the sample applications and documentation? (y/n)
Default [y]: 


You have chosen to install the Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX sample
applications.

If you have a web server and want the sample applications available, the
sample applications must be placed where the web server can serve them.

Please enter the web server publishing directory you want the sample
applications installed to
Default [/usr/local/flashcom]:

9)

The Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX communicates on the IANA-assigned
port of 1935, which is the port most Flash applications expect.

Please enter the Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX port
Default [1935]: 

Please enter the port to use for the Admin service. You can only specify one
admin port.
Default [1111]: 1111

10)

The administrative username and password you provide here is required to use
the Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX Administration Console for
administration, monitoring, and debugging.

Please enter the administrative username: admin

Please enter the administrative password: 
Confirm password:

11)

When the Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX service is run, the service
can be run as a user other than "root". The server would change to this user
when the server is started and has acquired its ports.

Please enter the user that the Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX service will run as
Default user [nobody]: 

Please enter a valid user group for the "nobody" user: nobody

12)

Do you want the Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX service to run as a
daemon? (y/n)
Default [y]: 


Do you want to start the Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX
after the installation is done? (y/n)
Default [y]:

13)

----------- Install Action Summary -----------

Installation directory         = /usr/local/flashcom

Sample applications directory = /usr/local/flashcom

FC Server Port                 = 1935
FC Admin Server Port           = 1111

Administrative username        = admin
Administrative password        = (suppressed)

FCS owner                      = nobody

FCS service user               = nobody
FCS service user group         = nobody

FCS run as daemon              = Yes
Start FCS                      = Yes

Proceed with the installation? (y/n/q): y

14)

Installing Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX files...
Installing Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX sample applications...
Configuring Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX...
Adding "fcs" service.
Setting default admin to "fcs".
Setting autostart for "fcs".
Server:fcs command:start
Starting Macromedia Flash Communication Server: 

Admin server:fcadmin command:start
Starting Macromedia Flash Communication Admin Server: 


The Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX installation is complete.

15)

# Server starting...
Listener started ( admin ) : 1111
Server started ().
Macromedia Flash Communication Server
Copyright (c) 1993-2003 Macromedia, Inc. All rights reserved.
Server starting...
Listener started ( _defaultRoot_ ) : 1935
Server started (/usr/local/flashcom/conf/Server.xml).

#

DONE!