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.. _installation_and_authentication:

TQ Data Foundation Installation
===============================

This document covers installing the *TQ Data Foundation* server into its platform environment and integrating it with systems services such as SSO. 

.. seealso::
   To administer the Data Foundation application user functions, see :ref:`ServerAdministrationPage`.

The Data Foundation server uses Java servlets deployed to an Apache Tomcat web server and servlet container. 
Installation involves deploying the  edg.WAR (Web Application Archive) file in the application server. 
Customers receive a link and login/password for the website to download the WAR file for installation. 
The installation files consist of the Data Foundation server WAR file (edg.war) and an ``edg-setup.properties`` configuration file.

Installation of the Data Foundation server differs slightly for different operating systems. 
Detailed instructions for Tomcat, Linux and Windows are provided in the sections below. 
In general, installation consists of:

1. Deploying the  edg.WAR file in the application server. 
   For Tomcat, this involves copying the edg.war file to the Tomcat ``webapps`` directory, or using Tomcat Manager to deploy edg.war.

2. Setting configurations through the :ref:`setup file <setup_file>` (``edg-setup.properties``)

3. Server Administration in Data Foundation

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: Contents:

   edg_server_platform_considerations.rst
   edg_server_installation.rst
   tomcat_configuration.rst
   hashicorp_integration.rst
   database_type_app_data_storage.rst
   jdbc_driver_installation.rst
   accessing_edg_application.rst