Standard Edition

The following list shows the necessary steps that are required to install and run an Axon.ivy Engine:

  1. Gather all the information you need:

    • The server platform the engine will be installed on.

    • The database system used to host the system database.

    • Order a licence file for your installation. More information about the licence can be found in the section Installing a Licence.

    • If an integration with a frontend web server or reverse proxy server is planned, then get all the necessary configuration information about that server.

    • If an integration with an external security system is planned, then get all the necessary configuration information of the external security system (e.g. Active Directory or Novell eDirectory).

    • Ivy uses a bundled Elasticsearch server to search through Business Data. If the use of an external Elasticsearch server is planned, then get the necessary configuration information for it. See the Elasticsearch section in the ivy.yaml.

  2. Install all required operating systems, web servers and database systems.

  3. Install Axon.ivy Engine

  4. Installing a Licence

  5. Configure the Axon.ivy Engine

  6. Start the Axon.ivy Engine and test if it is running.

If everything is fine so far, you can perform the following optional configuration steps:

  • Run the Axon.ivy Engine as Service which runs automatically after a reboot.

  • Integrate Axon.ivy Engine into frontend web servers or reverse proxy servers if necessary.

  • Deploy workflow applications.

Tip

It is good practice to separate the data directory where you store the deployed project and other data files from the Axon.ivy Engine installation directory. This will later simplify a migration to newer Axon.ivy Engine versions. Example:

Path

Description

…/AxonIvyEngine/Data/Applications/HRM/…

Directory where the deployed projects for the HRM application are stored.

…/AxonIvyEngine/Data/Applications/FinTech/…

Directory where the deployed projects for the FinTech application are stored.

…/AxonIvyEngine/Data/ElasticSearch/…

Directory where the Business Data search indexes are stored.

…/AxonIvyEngine/6.0.1/…

Installation directory of the Axon.ivy Engine version 6.0.1 (can be removed if no longer needed)

…/AxonIvyEngine/6.1.0/…

Installation directory of the Axon.ivy Engine version 6.1.0 (can be removed if no longer needed)

…/AxonIvyEngine/6.2.0/…

Installation directory of the Axon.ivy Engine version 6.2.0