Command Center Installation

We generally recommend that you run the Command Center inside a VM (Virtual Machine), though you can also run it on dedicated hardware. We currently support Debian-based operating systems (ex: Debian, Ubuntu, Pop, Zorin, etc), as well as Red Hat based operating systems (RHEL, Rocky, Fedora, Alma, etc.). If you’re not familiar with any Linux systems, we recommend using the latest LTS version of Ubuntu Server in a VM.

Outlined below are the steps to install the packages for both Debian and Red Hat based systems. However, you may need to configure a firewall to allow access over port 8001, which Command Center uses by default. You will need “root” permissions to install these packages. The example commands below are prefaced with sudo, which allows users to temporarily have root permissions to run commands, but if your OS does not have the sudo command, you will need to omit sudo and log in as the root user.

Debian

• Navigate to the directory where you’ve transferred the .deb file. The Linux command for changing directories is cd, and the syntax is cd /directory/path
• Run the apt install command for the package, with the following syntax: apt install capturecast-command-center_2.0.0_amd64.deb, using the filename of the file you transferred. This will prompt you to confirm by responding with a y typed into the terminal, go ahead and do so, then press enter.
• You’re done! The package will be installed along with a service that will automatically start the command center on system start, so all you’ll need to do is reboot the VM.

Red Hat

• Navigate to the directory where you’ve transferred the .rpm file. The Linux command for changing directories is cd, and the syntax is cd /directory/path
• Run the apt install command for the package, with the following syntax: sudo rpm -i capturecast-command-center_2.0.0_amd64.rpm, using the filename of the file you transferred. This will prompt you to confirm by responding with a y typed into the terminal, go ahead and do so, then press enter.
• You’re done! The package will be installed along with a service that will automatically start the command center on system start, so all you’ll need to do is reboot the VM.

With Command Center installed, next you’ll want to go through Initial Setup.