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| Key Dependency | Description |
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| Django | Web application framework for powering Canopy |
| PostgreSQL or Oracle | DB server for storing/processing Canopy related data. Note that certain DB servers may require more resources. |
| nginx | Front end web server for serving the Canopy user interface |
| RabbitMQ Server | Backend service for processing Canopy related tasks using the Celery framework |
| Celery | Celery, a distributed task queue. |
| OpenJDK 8 or Oracle Java 8 | Java library 8 runtime for document generation. |
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The above dependencies are installed automatically by the canopy and canopy docserver packages - with the exception of some pre-configuration requirements for Oracle Java - under normal circumstances. In managed environments, access to dependencies may be restricted by corporate security policy. Contact support@checksec.com for assistance. |
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Install on Ubuntu 16.04/18.04
As root:
apt install softwareopenjdk-properties-common && add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/java && apt update8-jre(Alternatively install Oracle Java 8 if it is available)(On Ubuntu 16.04) apt install -f ./libtidy5_5.2.0-2_amd64.debapt install -f ./canopy_3.0.7_amd64.deb ./canopy-docserver_0.0.13_amd64.deb- Setup a Database via steps in the Configuration section below.
service supervisor restart
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As root(Centos):
yum install epel-release wgetFrom http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html get the URL for the current JRE *Check the "Accept License Agreement"- Download Oracle Java 8 JRE
wget --no-cookies --no-check-certificate --header "Cookie: oraclelicense=accept-securebackup-cookie" 'http://download.oracle.com/otn-pub/java/jdk/8u144-b01/090f390dda5b47b9b721c7dfaa008135/jre-8u144-linux-x64.rpm' - Install Oracle Java 8
yum localinstall jre-8u121-linux-x64.rpmInstall libtidy5yum install ./libtidy5-5.2.0-2.3.x86_64.rpm - Install Canopy
yum install ./canopy-3.0.7-1.el7.centos.x86_64.rpmIf the installation fails with conflicting files(/opt/checksec/canopy/lib/...) then remove those directories and try again.
- Install Canopy docserver
yum install ./canopy-docserver-0.0.7-1.el7.centos.x86_64.rpm - Setup a Database via steps in the Configuration section below.
service supervisor restart
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In order to install canopy follow the above steps for the operating system you are using. Howvever, you can ignore the steps involving the installation/configuration of Oracle Java 8 and the installation of the canopy-docserver package.
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In order to install the canopy document server, follow the above steps for installing Oracle Java 8 on your chosen operating system. Once those steps are complete, proceed to install the canopy-docserver package. For example, on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (as root):
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