For up-to-date product documentation, see the IBM MobileFirst Foundation Developer Center.

Install MobileFirst Server to an application server

The installation of the components can be done by using Ant Tasks, the Server Configuration Tool, or manually. Find out the prerequisite and the details about the installation process so that we can install the components on the application server successfully.

For an overview of the installation process, see Tutorials about MobileFirst Server installation.

Before proceeding with installing the components to the application server, ensure that the databases and the tables for the components are prepared and ready to use. For more information, see Set up databases.

The server topology to install the components must also be defined. See Topologies and network flows.

We can install the components with the following methods:

• Ant tasks
• Server Configuration Tool
• Manual installation

We can find the information about installing the MobileFirst Server components to one or more application servers in the following topics.

• Application server prerequisites
  
• File system prerequisites
  
• Install with the Server Configuration Tool
  
• Install with Ant Tasks
  
• Install the MobileFirst Server components manually
  
• Install a server farm
  

Parent topic: Install MobileFirst Server for a production environment