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• To run Dexter Server, you need to type the following command in the Dexter-server folder.

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  language bash theme Emacs title RUN COMMAND
  root@~> cd /usr/local/share/dexter-server_v#.#.# root@/usr/local/share/dexter-server_v#.#.#> node server.js -p=4982 -database.host=localhost -database.name=my_dexter_db -database.user=dexter-user -database.password=mypassword >> console.log & Dexter server listening on port 4982 // <== server started correctly DB Connection is fine : localhost:3306 // <== DB Connection is OK

• -p=port_number : You can change the Dexter server port number. The port number is used to access the Dexter Server by Dexter Clients such as Dexter WEB or Dexter Eclipse.

• -database.host=mysql_db_ip : Try using the IP address of the database server.

• -database.naem=my_dexter_db : Enter the name of the Dexter database that is created by previous step.

• -database.user=db_user_id : The ID you entered for the Dexter database.

• -database.password=db_user_password : The password you entered for the Dexter database.

• You can view the logs from "console.log" and "./log/dexter-server.log" files. 
  • Note : You have to delete this file by yourself, if the file size is too large.

• You can manage the Dexter server with PM2. PM2 manages your applications states, so you can run processes consistently. Refer to the following steps to install PM2 and use it.

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  language bash theme Emacs title PM2 COMMAND
  root@~> cd /usr/local/share/dexter-server_v#.#.# root@~> npm install pm2 root@/usr/local/share/dexter-server_v#.#.#> vim pm2-dexter-server.json //Please refer to the following sample : pm2 setting for running dexter server. root@/usr/local/share/dexter-server_v#.#.#> pm2 start pm2-dexter-server.json ┌───────────────────────┬────┬─────────┬───────┬─────────┬─────────┬────────┬─────────────┬──────────┐ │ App name │ id │ mode │ pid │ status │ restart │ uptime │ memory │ watching │ ├───────────────────────┼────┼─────────┼───────┼─────────┼─────────┼────────┼─────────────┼──────────┤ │ dexter-server │ 0 │ cluster │ 28402 │ online │ 0 │ 0s │ 45.016 MB │ disabled │ <== server started correctly └───────────────────────┴────┴─────────┴───────┴─────────┴─────────┴────────┴─────────────┴──────────┘

• The following is PM2 setting sample file : pm2-dexter-server.jsonth

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  language bash theme Emacs title pm2-dexter-server.json
  {  "apps":[{    "name":"dexter-server",    "script":"server.js",    "args":[   "-p=4982",   "-database.host=localhost",   "-database.name=my_dexter_db",   "-database.user=dexter-user" ,   "-database.password=mypassword",   "-server.name=dexter-server"   ],                            "instances":1,    "force":true  }] }

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