Linux Deployment

Last modified: June 1, 2025

Introduction

Mendix can be installed on premises on systems running Linux. The installation consists of the following:

  • M2ee-tools - A command line tool used for managing your Mendix installation
  • Mendix Runtime
  • Java Runtime Environment
  • Web server

For a list of the distributions which are currently supported, see Operating System in System Requirements.

Technical Documentation

The documentation describing the installation and basic configuration of the Mendix software on a Linux system is available as part of the m2ee-tools helper program: https://github.com/mendix/m2ee-tools/tree/develop/doc/README.md.

License Key Activation on Linux

To activate your license key, follow these steps:

  1. Open the interactive m2ee console.
  2. Use the command show_license_information to display a generated server ID.
  3. Use the server ID to obtain a license key from Mendix (see Licensing Apps for information on requesting a license key).
  4. Activate your license on the server using the activate_license m2ee command.