Custom Installation
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Choose Custom Installation to customise the AppWave installation.
- Download the AppWave installer.
- Double-click the AppWave installer and the License Agreement dialog displays.
- Select Custom Installation on the Install Options pane.
- Note: If a previous version of Embarcadero AppWave or ToolCloud is detected during installation you will be prompted to either upgrade AppWave or remove the previous installation and install the new version. For more information, see the Readme File
- Enter the location where you want to install AppWave .
- Click Next and the Application Repository panel appears.
- Choose the location where you want AppWave to store the products cached for AppWave Browser users.
- Click Next and the AppWave Ports panel appears.
- In the Communication Port field, enter the port number AppWave will use to communicate with AppWave Browser and AppWave Studio users. The default port number is 80.
- In the Shutdown Port field, enter the port number Windows will use to shut down the service when the Administrator commands the AppWave service to stop. The default port number is 8082.
- Note: AppWave is automatically registered as a Windows service, therefore it will start when your machine starts. By default, the service is named Embarcadero AppWave .
- In the InterBase Port field, enter the port number AppWave uses to communicate with the InterBase database. The default port number is 3052.
- AppWave uses an InterBase database to store all its information.
- Click Next and the Pre-Installation Summary panel appears. Review the installation details:
- If the details are not correct, click Previous to return to previous panels and make the necessary changes.
- If the details are correct, click Print Summary and store the installation details in a safe location for future reference.
- Click Install. The installation proceeds. The AppWave services are automatically started when the installation is complete.
- When the install completes, click For Administrators or if you want, click For End-Users and Authors and the AppWave Browser is also installed. The AppWave Dashboard opens in your default browser.
- The host name and port number of AppWave display on the main page. Record this information for future reference.
Application Repository
AppWave distributes Embarcadero products through a repository of all cached applications. The repository is a directory local to AppWave or a directory on a network drive that has read privileges for all users, and read and write privileges for the AppWave administrator.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Folder: |
Specify a folder where you want to place the repository. This folder can be located on a local or network drive. This folder is the directory where the AppWave host saves the AppWave applications (*.app). When the user requests an application the AppWave host serves it from the local repository. If the application is not available the host downloads it from Embarcadero to the local repository and serves the application to the user. |
| Use an existing share (UNC format): |
Use this option to connect to an existing repository. Specify the repository file location in UNC format (UNC path), such as |
| Cache folder: |
This local folder is the directory where the applications that will be streamed are unzip and saved on the AppWave host. The primary purpose for the cache is to allow partial downloading of an application before showing the application to the user. This is especially important when working with large applications because caching the application allows the user to begin using the application sooner, before the entire application has been cached. You can later change the location of the cache folder on the System Properties > Streaming tab. |
AppWave Ports
AppWave uses the following ports by default, which are set by the installer:
| Service | Port |
|---|---|
| Tomcat and other internal processes |
Port 8009 |
| AppWave Server |
Port 80 |
| Shutdown |
Port 8082 |
| Database |
Port 3052 |
| Licenses |
Port 5567 |
Do not use these ports as the communication port for other applications
During normal operations, AppWave contacts and interacts with the following Embarcadero hosts. In a restricted environment, add these URLs to your trusted list:
- Get Browser:
AppWave.embarcadero.com - AppWave Store:
AppWavestore.com - All-Access license hosting:
license.codegear.com - AppWave registration:
reg.codegear.com - Auto Update:
cc.codegear.com - Product binaries and PADE plug-ins:
altd.embarcadero.com