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The location and filename corresponds to the latest released SPIN version. For example, the latest released SPIN version is 1.16. The SPIN WAR would be located at the following URL with the following name:
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Installing the SPIN software, configuring and deploying the network node consists of the following processes performed in this order:
- Configure Establish the SPIN home directory
- Deploy the SPIN web application
- Create and configure node.xml and routingtable.xml
- Restart the web servlet container
Step 1:
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Establish the SPIN Home Directory
SPIN requires a dedicated "home directory", $SPIN_HOME, which is the root of a hierarchy of folders that contain configuration files, query log files, and plugins. It doesn't matter where this folder is located, but it is recommended that i it is configured outside the webapp structure.
The default location is the user's home directory ~/.spin, where ~ is the user. To override the default, set the Java system variable SPIN_HOME or the environment variable SPIN_HOME to the absolute path of the home directory.
The SPIN home directory consists of the following folders SPIN home directory consists of the following folders:
conf/--- configuration files
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plugins/- JARs containing plugins (queries to be run by the Node)
It is recommended that you configure the home directory outside of the Java Servlet container, specifically outside of the webapp structure, which is not the default location. The default is under the process-owner's home directory.
By default, the directory is ~/.spin, where tilde (~) is the home directory of the process-owner's home directory.
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- The environment variable, SPIN_HOME to the absolute path of the desired SPIN home directory
- The JVM Java Virtual Machine system property, SPIN_HOME to the absolute path of the desired SPIN home directory
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