Floating License Server Help

Proxy settings

If Floating License Server (FLS) is installed in a restricted environment there may be a need to configure proxy settings to let FLS perform properly.

Proxy-related System Properties

PropertyDescription
http.proxyHostThe host name of your proxy server.
http.proxyPortThe port number that the proxy server listens to.
https.proxyHostThe host name of your secure proxy server.
https.proxyPortThe port number that the secure proxy server listens to.

  1. Change to the FLS installation directory using the command line.

  2. Stop FLS using the following command:

    ./bin/license-server.sh stop

  3. Run in the command line:

    ./bin/license-server.sh configure \ -J-Dhttps.proxyHost=<proxy_host> \ -J-Dhttps.proxyPort=<proxy_port>

    where <proxy_host> is the host and <proxy_port> is the port of the proxy you want to use.

  4. (Optional) If license server software is behind a proxy which requires authentication run in the command line:

    ./bin/license-server.sh configure \ -J-Dhttps.proxyUser=<proxy_user> \ -J-Dhttps.proxyPassword=<proxy_password>

    where <proxy_user> is the user and <proxy_password> is the password required by the proxy you want to use.

  5. Start FLS using the following command:

    ./bin/license-server.sh start

  1. Stop FLS using the Services Microsoft Management Console (MMC) (Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > JetBrains License Service).

  2. Open the command line with an Administrator permissions.

  3. Change to the FLS installation directory.

  4. Run in the command line:

    .\apps\license-server\bin\license-server.bat configure ^ -J-Dhttps.proxyHost=<proxy_host> ^ -J-Dhttps.proxyPort=<proxy_port>

    where <proxy_user> is the user and <proxy_password> is the password required by the proxy you want to use.

  5. (Optional) If license server software is behind a proxy which requires authentication run in the command line:

    .\apps\license-server\bin\license-server.bat configure ^ -J-Dhttps.proxyUser=<proxy_user> ^ -J-Dhttps.proxyPassword=<proxy_password>

    where <proxy_user> is the user and <proxy_password> is the password required by the proxy you want to use.

  6. Start FLS using the JetBrains License Service.

Last modified: 12 November 2019
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