XL Release Tutorials: Install & Configure xebialabs XL Release

Requirements for installing XL Release

XL Release Client requirements
The following web browsers are supported for the XL Release user interface:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer 11 or later

XL Release Server requirements

• XL Release license: See XL Release licensing
• Operating system: Microsoft Windows or a Unix-family operating system
• Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) and OpenJDK:
• For XL Release 4.8.0 and later: Oracle JDK 1.8.0_25 or later
• Important: XL Release is not compatible with Java Development Kit 9 (JDK 9).
• NTP synchronization between XL Release Server and Database Server(s)
• Database: By default, XL Release is installed with an embedded database. external database server such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server or DB2 are supported

XL Release Server hardware requirements

• Multicore CPU
• RAM: 4-6 GB of RAM available for the XL Release process. Note: Allocating more than 6 GB to the XL Release process does not show significant performance improvements.
• Hard disk: XL Release must be installed on a hard drive that is persistent, but not NFS.

Install & Configure XL Release Using Docker

Step 1 – Install Docker

Step 2 – Run Docker command

Quickstart if you do not have a license
$ docker run -e "ADMIN_PASSWORD=desired-admin-password" -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -p 5516:5516 --name xlr xebialabs/xl-release:22.2

Quick start if you have a license
$ docker run -e "ADMIN_PASSWORD=desired-admin-password" -e "XL_LICENSE=license-string" -p 5516:5516 --name xlr xebialabs/xl-release:22.2

Step 3 – Accessing the XL Release

After the product starts, assuming Docker is running on your local machine, you can access it at http://localhost:5516. Log in with the user name admin and the password that you set in the Docker command.

Username – admin

Password – desired-admin-password

Reference

• https://hub.docker.com/r/xebialabs/xl-release
• https://legacydocs.xebialabs.com/xl-release/concept/requirements-for-installing-xl-release.html

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