IQ Server Installation Checklist
The first step in using Sonatype Lifecycle is installing the Sonatype IQ Server. IQ Server is the software that powers Sonatype Lifecycle and Sonatype Firewall. This page covers the goals and outlines the steps to get this software running in your production environment.
Note
Many of the steps in the checklist below are involved processes. We recommend reading through our documentation prior to beginning the step.
Goals
Your goals for this stage are:
Provision hardware to run Lifecycle
Run Lifecycle as a service
Install your product license
Connect Lifecycle to external systems
Action Items
Configure External PostgreSQL Database
Provision Your Environment
Set up Reverse Proxy (best practice)
System Requirements
Cloud Deployments - Container, Helm, Red Hat Operator
Disaster Recovery Information
Backing up the IQ Server
Backup and Restore Best Practices
IQ Server High Availability
Inbound Network Connection Details
Outbound Network Configuration
Run IQ Server as a service
Unix / Linux
Initializing
How to install your license videos:
Configure Base URL
Configure the storage directory