How to install Corticon Servers and Web Console

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Last Updated: July 16, 2025
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Corticon
Version 6.3
Documentation

This section provides information about the installation procedures for the deployment and administration components of Corticon Server as well as the web application server, Apache Tomcat, that is used by the Java Server and the Web Console.

Note: IMPORTANT: Default application server - Corticon Server and Web Console install a standard Tomcat distribution to help you quickly get started. This is a standard Tomcat distribution at the time of Corticon release. It may not have the latest security patches or other security configuration changes recommended for production use. When moving to production, it is recommended to deploy Corticon Server and Web Console to a supported application server that you have supplied and secured. If you choose to use the bundled Tomcat in production, you assume responsibility for applying Tomcat security patches and performing security configuration.

Note: Linux Installation - When you download and run the Linux server installer, you get shell (.sh) scripts for start/stop and utility tools that correspond to the batch (.bat) scripts in a Windows installation.

There are several techniques for installing Corticon Server components:

Run the Server and Web Console installer wizard, the typical use, which enables a complete Corticon Server for Java, Corticon Server for .NET, and Corticon Web Console.
Perform silent installations of Server components that generates a file from an installer wizard run to let you perform silent installations of Server components on other Windows machines.
Perform command-line Linux installations of Server components enables the Linux installer to run from the shell as a command with parameters.
Performing a manual installation of Server components: Corticon Server for Java and Web Console are available in zip archives. Use them to manually install Corticon WAR files into a supported application server on any supported platform. For details about installing Corticon into specific application servers, see Corticon Server 6.X sample WAR installation for different Application Servers .
Install on other application servers - The .war files can be downloaded in the PROGRESS_CORTICON_6.3.x_SERVER.zip package. The axis.war or corticon.war is deployed to the Application Server’s typical deployment directory. For example:
- For downloaded Tomcat: [TOMCAT_HOME]\webapps
- For the default Tomcat in the Corticon installer: [CORTICON_HOME]\Server\tomcat\webapps.
Refer to the Progress Software web page Corticon Supported Platforms Matrix to review the currently supported UNIX/Linux platforms and brands of application servers. Also see the Corticon KnowledgeBase article Corticon Server WAR installation for different Application Servers for detailed instructions on configuring Corticon Server on all supported platforms.
Note: Corticon as a Windows Service - If you want to run Corticon Server as a Windows Service, see the Knowledgebase article https://knowledgebase.progress.com/articles/Knowledge/000028756.

Considerations for Authentication

Confirm that servers that will host Corticon Server installations are enabled for authentication, and that Decision Service administrators have the credentials to deploy to those servers.

When you run the Corticon Server installer, the application server does not enable authentication by default. To do so, see How to set up authentication for secure Java server access

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