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The automated installer covers the vast majority of setups, but each server is different and may require commands specific to your IT infrastructure. This installer works with the following distributions:
  • Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04, or 24.04 (Recommended)
  • CentOS 8
  • RedHat 8
  • Amazon Linux AMI 2

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Installation Script

  1. SSH into your web server, ensure you’re using a user that has full sudo access, and run the command below:
    Install Command
    curl -s -o curator.sh https://api.curator.interworks.com/scripts/linux_install.sh && chmod +x ./curator.sh && ./curator.sh
  2. After you’ve run the command, a file with credentials will be generated at /var/www/curator_info.txt - make note of these credentials.
  3. Open http://curatorexample.com/install.php in a browser - replacing curatorexample.com with your site’s URL. If you’re on the server you installed, you may also use localhost. Keep in mind this may be an IP address or computer name until your IT team sets up DNS.

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Credentials

The installer will generate credentials for use during installation and will store them in a file at /var/www/curator_info.txt. You will need these credentials to complete the installation and to log in to the Curator backend after installation.

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License Key

Enter your license key when prompted. If you do not have a license key, please contact InterWorks to obtain one. License key prompt page

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Database Connection

You may be prompted to enter your database connection information if the installer is unable to automatically create a database for you. Database credentials prompt page Success! If the installation is successful, you will be redirected to your new Curator homepage Database credentials prompt page Using the same auto-generated credentials created in the install script above, you can log into the Curator backend at accessed from http://curatorexample.com/backend.

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Custom Setup

The install script can take optional parameters to specify values for the installation script. This can be helpful in distributed setups, or scripted installations. 
curl -o curator.sh https://api.curator.interworks.com/scripts/linux_install.sh
chmod +x ./curator.sh
./curator.sh -f -h [database_host] -u [database_username] -p [database_password] -P [database_port] -d [database_name] -l [license_key] -s [persistent_storage_location] -v [curator_version]
Arguments:
  • -h The database hostname Needed when using an external database host
  • -u The database username Default: curator
  • -p The database password Default: auto-generated password. Use this when you need to use a connection to a database for a user that has already been created with a specific password.
  • -P The database port Default: 3306
  • -d The database name Default: curator
  • -l The License Key for your Curator installation. When performing a full installation, this is required.
  • -s Path to a persistent storage location Container-based or distributed installations typically require this.
  • -v Sets the version of Curator to install. Default: most recent version.
Options:
  • -f Full Installation, this flag is required in most custom setups to avoid the in-browser installer.

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Advanced Setup

The automated installations install and configure LAMP environment and dependencies using standard Linux repositories. In rare situations, a more manual installation may be required. If this is the case, reach out to your InterWorks contact or click the support link above to get in touch with us.

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AWS EC2 Process

AWS provides a helpful outline on how to connect to an AWS EC2 instance from Windows using Putty.

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Network Whitelist Requirements

For installations in environments with restricted internet access or firewall configurations, the following URLs should be whitelisted to ensure proper functionality:

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RHEL/CentOS Systems

  • InterWorks API
    • api.curator.interworks.com
  • EPEL Repository
    • dl.fedoraproject.org
    • download.fedoraproject.org (covers mirrors.fedoraproject.org)
  • Remi Repository (PHP packages)
    • *.remirepo.net (covers rpms.remirepo.net, repo.remirepo.net, mirrors.remirepo.net)
  • Base RHEL/CentOS Repositories
    • *.centos.org (covers vault.centos.org, mirror.centos.org)
    • download.redhat.com
    • cdn.redhat.com
  • CDN Networks
    • *.akamaiedge.net (covers *.akamaitechnologies.com - same Akamai network)

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Ubuntu Systems

  • InterWorks API
    • api.curator.interworks.com
  • Ubuntu Repositories
    • *.archive.ubuntu.com (covers archive.ubuntu.com, us.archive.ubuntu.com, gb.archive.ubuntu.com, etc.)
    • security.ubuntu.com
    • ports.ubuntu.com
    • changelogs.ubuntu.com
  • Launchpad PPAs (for ondrej/apache2 and ondrej/php)
    • *.launchpad.net (covers ppa.launchpad.net, launchpad.net)
    • ppa.launchpadcontent.net
    • keyserver.ubuntu.com
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