Server setup

To get started with Test Center, specify a SMTP server to use for sending emails, start Test Center server, and interactively add a first user:

1. Unpack your Test Center binary package.
2. Specify the SMTP server:

   In the unarchived folder, navigate to and open the application.ini located in /testcenter/config. Within application.ini, scroll to the ##ActionMailer SMTP section. Specify the connection's host name or IP address. For example:

   ActionMailer.smtp.HostName=smtp.yourHost.com

   Also, give the connection's port number, as in:

   ActionMailer.smtp.Port=25

3. Start Test Center:

   Open a command line or shell prompt, and change directories to the top-level directory of the unarchived package. Issue the following command in the prompt:

   $ bin/testcenter start

   When it is necessary to run Test Center as a foreground process, add the --no-daemon option to the command.

   $ bin/testcenter start --no-daemon

   If starting the server was successful, you should see in the standard output: Test Center started, listening on port 8800.

   In a web browser, open your server instance (http://localhost:8800 by default). Enter your Activation Code, previously received by email.

4. Interactively add the first user:

   

   Add new account to Test Center

   The Email address is the de-facto username.

   The Full Name is the short name shown in the dashboard.

   For Choose rights (required), the following values are possible:

   • Admin: all privileges granted: user management, upload, viewing, modification
   • User: view-only privileges
   • Upload: the ability to push test results into Test Center