• Double-click the SDC installer file.

  Note: If on Linux, you might need to make the .run file executable via chmod u+x server-installer.run (Replace server-installer.run with the name you have downloaded the SDC software install to.)

• Click Next to view the license agreement.
• Select the I Accept… checkbox, and click Next.
• Choose server options. First, you can install SDC as a system service, which requires admin rights, or you can install as software into your user account.

  Note: When installing on a Mac, the system service option is not supported; therefore, the option is unavailable. See Adding the SDC Hub as a Login Item on Mac Systems for an alternative option.

  Second, select the database you want to use, either the database embedded within SDC or an existing external database. If you are using an external database, select it from the Use External Database drop-down. You can choose from either Oracle or MySQL.

  
  Selecting server options

• Click Next. If you are using an external database, enter your database information. Otherwise, skip to the following step.

  Note: In MySQL, the user name and password you enter must have permissions to create tables in the given schema.

• Specify the installation and data folders. The default paths place the SDC installation folder at the same level as the data files folder. Click Next.

  
  Setting installation and data folders

• Enter the username, name, and password of the initial administrator, and click Next.

  

• Enter the hostname or IP address and port at which you want to receive incoming requests. Click Next.
  Note: If you have a non-static IP address, you should use the computer’s hostname rather than the IP address. This hostname will be part of the SDC web portal URL, so it will be visible to your users. We strongly recommend using a fully qualified domain name so users roaming onto a VPN can still connect to the server.

  
  Entering hostname information

• Click Next to install the server. When installation is complete, click Finish. The SDC software starts automatically.

  
  Successful installation

By default, the Display the Secure Delivery Center First Steps Help Page checkbox is selected. This opens the login page to the portal. Log in using the administrator login specified during server installation. Once logged in, the Welcome section includes a link to the Admin Console installer. You should bookmark this help page for future reference. For those installing silently, the link to the help page is http://<hostname>:<port>/#/dashboard/setup.