Unix-Like Deployment

Last modified: August 19, 2024

Introduction

Mendix can be installed on-premises on systems running Unix-like operating systems. 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 operating systems which are currently supported, see Operating System in System Requirements.

Installation on other Unix-like operating systems is possible, but these have not been tested and cannot be supported by Mendix.

Technical Documentation

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

Specific Mendix versions require specific versions of the buildpack. For more information, see Supported Mendix Versions.

License Key Activation on Linux

To activate your license key, follow these steps:

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