Install Sintelix on Linux

Quick Summary
Linux installation

Sintelix can be installed on Linux Ubuntu or CentOS.

Before you begin

Before installing, please read:

Installation shell file

An installation shell file is provided to assist in the installation of Sintelix.

The shell file contains the install script for UBUNTU 20.04, UBUNTU 22.04 or CENTOS Stream 9.

It is based on installing on a clean machine. Please take the time to check the installation script and associated configuration files to ensure the installation scripts work with your Linux installation.

The Linux installer is downloaded as a zip file from MySintelix. When unzipped, it includes:

  • the installation shell file : sintelix-install-linux*.sh (where the * indicates there may be a version number)
  • a configs folder containing configuration files which you can check and modify

    Note: The activation key should be saved into this folder.

  • an installers folder, where you can save any installation zip files to be installed by the installation shell.

    Tomcat for GPU install files will be downloaded to this folder.

Upgrades

The installation script can be used to upgrade existing installations.

Requirements

Internet access is required as this script will install dependent libraries and download required drivers (e.g. NVIDIA GPU Drivers).

Installers

Installation will depend on the ZIP files available in the installers folder. This install script currently allows for the following installers:

  • Sintelix*.zip - Sintelix Server install ZIP file
  • SintelixAgent_*.zip - Sintelix Agent (Harvester) install ZIP file
  • SintelixGPUDriver_*.zip - Sintelix GPU Driver for Question Answering (requires NVIDIA GPU)
  • SintelixGPUPlugin_*.zip - Sintelix GPU Plugin for Question Answering (requires NVIDIA GPU)

For Release 7.8, the GPU Driver and Plugins were installed in a single zip. From Release 7.9 onwards, due to zip file limitations, these are installed as two zip files.

The installers folder can contain one or more zip files.

For example, to install:

  • Sintelix and Sintelix Agent on the same machine, include both the Sintelix*.zip and SintelixAgent_*.zip file in the installers folder
  • Sintelix Agent only, then only include the SintelixAgent_*.zip file in the installers folder.

Installation

To install:

  • open the installation shell file and update the parameters to suit your installation, for example: Version of Linux.
  • check the files in the configs folder and make any modifications required to suit your preferred/required installation configuration.
  • download and save the activation key file in the configs folder
  • download and save the required installers from MySintelix and save them in the installers folder.
  • Run the shell install script with SUDO or using a ROOT account.
Next steps

Once Sintelix has been installed, you need to Activate the administrator account and log in.

See Activate Administrator Account and Log In.