Getting Started

The installation package can be downloaded directly or built using the source code.

Prerequisites

• JDK8+ installed
• JAVA_HOME environment variable configured

Download Installation Package

Finders is released on the github and can be downloaded directly from here (opens new window).

After the download is completed, decompression zip file:

unzip finders-<version>.zip

Build from Source Code

Get the Source Code

git clone https://github.com/dxx/finders.git
cd finders

Build Binary Package

./gradlew -p ./distribution build

The binary package is then generated in the ./distribution/build/distributions directory. Go in and you can see that there are two compressed package files, .zip and .tar file.

Decompression zip file:

unzip finders-<version>.zip

Start Server

cd finders/bin

Linux/Unix/Mac

Run the following command to start:

./startup

Windows

Run the following command to start:

startup.bat

Or double-click the startup.bat file.

Shutdown Server

Linux/Unix/Mac

./shutdown

Windows

shutdown.bat

Or double-click the shutdown.bat file.

Note: if the shutdown.bat file is not found, please build again.

Access the Console

Open the browser and enter http://localhost:9080/finders.