License Server
 

Installation

Last modified: 25 August 2023

Before the installation check that your environment meets the requirements.

License Server (FLS) is a Java-based application and requires Java 11 or later versions. To check the version of Java you have installed, run the following command:

java -version

Install FLS

  1. Download the ZIP archive.

    To check the downloaded file, compare its hash with SHA-256 checksum.

  2. Extract the contents of the ZIP package into a directory where you want the server to reside. We will refer to this directory as the FLS installation directory throughout the docs.

    unzip license-server-installer.zip -d <fls_home>
  3. Change to the selected installation directory using the command line.

  4. Make sure port 8080 is open.

    By default, FLS starts on host 0.0.0.0 and port 8080. If this port is used by another service, change the default port before starting FLS.

  5. Start FLS using the following command:

    ./bin/license-server.sh start

    If FLS starts successfully, the output should end with the following:

    JetBrains License Service is listening on {0.0.0.0:8080}
    JetBrains License Service is running

    It means that FLS started on the default host and port; however, this address is not secure. To change it, see Server URL.

To see the list of commands for managing FLS, run the script with the help command (or with no commands):

./bin/license-server.sh help

For more information about using those commands, see Commands reference.

If you want to run the management script from any location on your computer, you can add its location to the the $PATH variable.