Configure IDOL Site Admin

After you have installed and started IDOL Site Admin, and the relevant IDOL components, you can perform the initial configuration by using the IDOL Site Admin interface.

To configure IDOL Site Admin for the first time

  1. Open one of the supported web browsers and go to http://ServerName:Port, where ServerName is the host name or IP address of the IDOL Site Admin host, and Port is the port that you have configured IDOL Site Admin to run on. By default, the port number is 8080.

    A login screen opens.

  2. Go to the IDOL Site Admin home directory and open the configuration file (config.json) in a text editor. See IDOL Site Admin Home Directory for more information.

  3. Use the default user name and password in the login section of the configuration file to log on. For example:

    "login": {
        "defaultLogin": {
            "username": "admin",
            "password": "the_password_to_enter"
        }
    }
    

    NOTE: IDOL Site Admin populates the login page with the default user name when you log on for the first time.

    The Settings page opens.

  4. On the Settings page, enter the connection details for the external requirements that are listed in External Requirements. Click Test Connection for each section to check that IDOL Site Admin can connect to each component.

    NOTE: You can connect to your IDOL Community component by using http or https. If you choose https, you must configure Community to use SSL.

  5. On the Settings screen you can configure the IDOL Site Admin database. You can choose from either Embedded (the default) or PostgreSQL. If you choose an embedded database, a data directory containing the database files is created in the IDOL Site Admin home directory. If you choose Postgres, you need to set up your own PostgreSQL database and specify the host, port, and login information so that IDOL Site Admin can communicate with the database. See Install and Configure PostgreSQL for more information.

  6. After IDOL Site Admin connects to the IDOL Community component, you can no longer use the default administrator user name. From the Users page in the Settings menu, go to the User Management page to create user details in the IDOL Community component. See User Roles for more information.

    NOTE: If you do not take this step, you must manually create users in the IDOL Community back end. Refer to the IDOL Server Administration Guide for more information.

  7. Click Save Changes.

  8. To log in to IDOL Site Admin, continue to move through the Settings wizard.

IDOL Site Admin is now installed and ready.

NOTE: When you load IDOL Site Admin, your web browser runs a series of test HTTP requests, and displays details of any errors to assist in fixing the issues.