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coldfusionubuntu-20.04

How to install ColdFusion server 2021 (Ubuntu 2.0)

I just started on ColdFusion and went trough the pain of installing it so check below how it went for me.

Solution

  • (Some) instructions for instalation are at

    https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/user-guide.html/coldfusion/using/install-coldfusion-2021.ug.html

    Steps:

    1. Download the CFServer for Ubuntu 2.0 (they are not telling you this I had to get it from support) https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:df35d898-6de0-4afe-bccb-03c6afbd0659

    2. Run

    unzip ColdFusion_2021_WWEJ_linux64.zip

    1. Run

    unzip ColdFusion2021.zip

    1. Navigate to where you installed

    cd ColdFusion/cfusion/bin

    1. Run the installer

    ./cfinstall.sh

    and follow the on-screen instructions.

    1. After instalation screens, start ColdFusion

    sudo ./coldfusion start

    1. Then, you can access the CF at

    http://127.0.0.1:8500/CFIDE/administrator/index.cfm