Installing the Controller as a service on Linux

You can install the Fortify ScanCentral SASTController as a service on Linux. These instructions provide an example of one method of installing the Controller as a service.

To install the Controller as a service on a Linux system:

Install the Controller in a location where the user and group using the service have access.
For installation instructions, see Installing the Controller.

Configure the Controller service by creating a systemd unit file scancentral.service in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory with the following content.

In the following content, replace <controller_install_dir> with the directory where you installed the Controller in step 1. Replace <path_to_jre> with the location of your JRE.

[Unit]
Description=ScanCentral SAST Controller Service
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
Type=forking
#User to run ScanCentral SAST Controller. If commented out, the root user is used.
#User=sc_user
#Group to run ScanCentral SAST Controller. If commented out, the root group is used.
#Group=sc_user

#Specify the location of JRE
Environment=JAVA_HOME=<path_to_jre>
Environment=CATALINA_PID=<controller_install_dir>/tomcat/temp/tomcat.pid
Environment=CATALINA_HOME=<controller_install_dir>/tomcat
Environment=CATALINA_BASE=<controller_install_dir>/tomcat 
#Uncomment and specify CATALINA_OPTS if needed
#Environment=CATALINA_OPTS=
#Uncomment and specify JAVA_OPTS if needed
#Environment=JAVA_OPTS=

ExecStart=<controller_install_dir>/tomcat/bin/startup.sh
ExecStop=/bin/kill -15 $MAINPID

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Reload the daemon to discover and load the new service file:
```
systemctl daemon-reload
```
Enable the service to start on startup by running the following command:
```
systemctl enable scancentral.service
```