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Version: 8.5.X

Plugin Server Setup Guide

What is a Plugin?​

A plug-in is a piece of code that integrates with our main server to perform a specific function. In the context of our product, a plugin is nothing but a .fp bundle (i.e. Kind of app, zip).

What is a Plugin Server?​

Plugin server is a server which hosts/runs plugins. It is like our main server with a specialized purpose of running plugins. The main server will call a plugin server to execute specific plugin and get the desired output.

Plugin Server Setup​

Enabling plugin capabilities in the server is a two step process:

Step 1: Install plugin server build

Step 2: Setting up a plugin server

note
  • The plugin server can be setup in the main server or separately.
  • The ports used are:
    • Plugin Server - 5050
    • HTTP/HTTPS - 80/443

Install Plugin Server Build​

Start your server and install the plugin server build into a directory:

For Ubuntu 22: Download Link

For Redhat: Download Link

Plugin Server Configuration​

  1. Open server terminal and go to the directory containing plugin_server_CI. First change permission with the following command. Syntax: sudo chmod 777 {plugin_server_file_name}Example: sudo chmod 777 plugin_server_CI

Plugin Server

  1. Initiate installation of the plugin server with the following command:

    sudo ./plugin_server_CI

Run Plugin installer

  1. Wait for the installation to finish. You will get the below screen.

Installation Complete

  1. Check the services of the installed Plugin using following command:

    systemctl status ft-plugins-server

Services