Requirements for operation on Windows
The following preparations are necessary to ensure a smooth installation of linqi. Additional optional resources such as map server, virus scanner or DMS system can be found in the respective plugins.
Resources required
| Server resources |
|---|
| Load balancer |
| linqi Application Server |
linqi Frontend Server optional |
| Database Server/Cluster |
Please refer to the article Infrastructure for hardware and software requirements.
DNS records
| DNS Entry | Usage |
|---|---|
| Application e.g. application.linqi.de | Main application |
| Administration area e.g. admin.linqi.de | Administration area / Global configuration |
| Login e.g. login.linqi.de | Central login server for authentication of the various services. |
An SSL certificate or a wildcard certificate is required per DNS entry for secure data transmission. A signing certificate is also required for the use of an ADFS server.
Required accounts
| Account | Service |
|---|---|
| Temporary Installation Account* | Installation |
| AppPool Service Account(s) | IIS |
| LDAP account (read authorisations) | LDAP |
| Email dispatch account | SMTP, Exchange |
*The temporary installation account needs the right to create SQL databases during the installation on the database server.
If ADFS is used, an account for ADFS Relaying Party Trust is required.
System service ports
The following ports are required for operation. The application communicates between the user and the application server exclusively via HTTPS (port 443).
Please note that the ports may differ from the standard in other configured environments. Additional ports are also required for further integrations.
Application server
| application protocol | protocol | direction | port |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTTPS | TCP | inbound | 443 |
| HTTPS (integrations) | TCP | outgoing | 443 |
| SMTP(S) | TCP | outgoing | 25, 587 |
| LDAP(S) | TCP | outgoing | 389, 636 |
Database
The application servers communicate with the database via the respective database server port
| application protocol | protocol | direction | port |
|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server | TCP | incoming | 5432, 1433 |