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Installing The Server
There are a few different ways to install Resara Server. You can download and use our pre-built VMs, install on Ubuntu with our Ubuntu packages, or compile from source. We recommend that most users use the VM packages, as they are the simplest and easiest method for getting Resara Server.
For more detailed documentation on how to install the software, be sure to check out our Setup Guide.
Using the pre-configured Virtual Machine
The easiest way to get Resara Server up and running quickly is to download our pre-built Resara Server VM.
Instructions
- First, download the Virtual Machine image that can be found on our Downloads page. It's a little over 600mb and may take some time.
- While that is downloading, you can also download and install the Management Console for Resara Server, which is located on the same page.
- When the VM image has completed downloading, boot up the VM with your virtualization software (VMware, VirtualBox, other). Then, you can choose to use the Management Console within the VM itself, or launch the program on your computer.
- When launching the Management Console, it will automatically detect the server as "Unconfigured". Simply click "Log In"
- Run through the steps of the setup wizard.
- Once the server is configured and provisioned, it is ready to use. You can start joining computers to the domain, or continue configuring your server using the Management Console.
Installing from packages
If you're interested in installing the server yourself, we have a PPA repository with Ubuntu 10.04 packages on it. Packages for other versions and distributions will be released at a future date.
- First you must add our PPA archive to your repository list. This can be done by running the following command:
apt-add-repository ppa:resaraserver/resaraserver
- Alternatively, you may add the repositories manually by adding the following two lines to /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/resaraserver/resaraserver/ubuntu lucid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/resaraserver/resaraserver/ubuntu lucid main
- Once you've added our repository you update your local package cache, and then install our server packages
apt-get update
apt-get install rds rdsserver
Installing the Management Console
The Management Console is currently supported on Linux and Windows platforms.
Installation files can be found in our downloads section.
Installing on Windows
The Windows tool requires Windows XP with at least Service Pack 2, Windows Vista, or Windows 7. There is an automatic installer and a zipped folder containing everything you need. We recommend using the installer.
Using the Installer
The easiest way to install the Management Console in Windows is to use the exe installer. The Management Console requires Apple's Bonjour software, which you will be prompted to install during the installation process.
Download and run the exe installer from the downloads section.
Manual Installation from the .zip
The downloadable zip file contains the binary, rdsconsole.exe, along with all the necessary dll's to launch the application. For automatic server discovery to work, you must use the Apple Bonjour installer supplied in the zip.
Installation on Linux
We supply a self-contained environment for running the client application in the downloads section. This binary will run on any i386 Linux system with a 2.6.x kernel. If you are running a system compatible with Ubuntu 10.04 packages then you may use our PPA repository for installation.
Self Contained tar.gz
Simply download the tar.gz file hosted in the downloads section, unpack it, and run rdsconsole. You must install the Avahi Daemon for the client to automatically detect Resara Servers on the network.
Installing from Packages
We also supply packages for Ubuntu 10.04. To use our packages, you must first add our repository to your apt sources list, which can be done by running the following command:
apt-add-repository ppa:resaraserver/resaraserver
- Also, you may add the repositories manually by adding the following two lines to /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/resaraserver/resaraserver/ubuntu lucid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/resaraserver/resaraserver/ubuntu lucid main
- Once you have added our repository, you must update your local package cache, and then install our client packages
apt-get update
apt-get install rdsconsole
