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Starting the Server

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Starting the Server

CData Sync is built on top of an application framework that provides web services, authentication, encryption, and automation facilities. Sync comes bundled with a web server, built on top of Eclipse Jetty, to support simple cross-platform deployment. This stand-alone web server is launched by running the sync.jar file, which is in the installation directory (InstallationDirectory).

Starting Sync as a Service

Starting Sync as a service ensures that the application starts automatically and remains available without requiring manual startup. The instructions below explain how service installation and management differ between Microsoft Windows and Linux systems.

Microsoft Windows

In Windows, CData Sync is installed as a service by default. To access the application, you must first ensure that the service is running. Once the service is running, you can access the CData Sync admin console by opening a web browser and entering http://localhost:8181/ in the URL field.

Linux

After you install CData Sync to a location of your choice, you can either run Sync as a service or run the application manually. CData recommends using a service if you use Sync for critical applications.

Sync includes a service.sh script that you can use to configure a systemd or init.d service on Linux systems. For detailed instructions about setting up Sync as a service in a Linux environment, see Running Sync as a Service.

Starting Sync Manually

If you prefer not to run Sync as a service, you can start the application manually. Sync includes a bundled Java Development Kit (JDK) that is sufficient to run the application. To start Sync without creating a service, submit the following command to run the sync.jar file from the installation directory, as shown below:

"<InstallationDirectory>\jre\<Version>\bin\java.exe" -jar sync.jar

Replace InstallationDirectory with your Sync installation path and Version with the included JDK version, which is available in <InstallationDirectory>\jre\.

In a standard Microsoft Windows installation, this command looks like this:

"C:\Program Files\CData\CData Sync\jre\jdk-17.0.17+10\bin\java.exe" -jar sync.jar

More Information

See Configuring the Server for step-by-step deployment information for running Sync in both Microsoft Windows and Linux environments.