Command Line Start and Stop
Command Line Start and Stop
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STARTING ADOBE EXPERIENCE MANAGER FROM THE COMMAND
LINE
The start script is available under the <cq-installation>/bin directory. Both Unix and Windows versions are
provided. The script starts the instance installed in <cq-installation> directory.
Those two versions support a list of environement variables that could be used to start and tune the AEM
instance.
Environment variable
Description
CQ_PORT
TCP port used for stop and status scripts
CQ_HOST
Host name
CQ_INTERFACE
Interface that this server should listen to
CQ_RUNMODE
Runmode(s) separated by comma
CQ_JARFILE
Name of the jarfile
CQ_USE_JAAS
Use of JAAS (if true)
CQ_JAAS_CONFIG
Path of the JAAS configuration
CQ_JVM_OPTS
Default JVM options
CAUTION
Note that some run modes, among them author and publish, need to be set before first starting
AEM and can not be changed afterwards. Before setting up an AEM instance that is supposed to
be used in production, please see the run modes documentation for details.
SET CQ_PORT=1234 & ./start.bat
CQ_PORT=1234 ./start
NOTE
The start script launches the AEM Quickstart installed under the <cq-installation>/app folder.
STOPPING ADOBE EXPERIENCE MANAGER
To stop AEM, do one of the following:
1.
2.
Depending on the platform you are using:
• If you started AEM from either a script or the command line, press Ctrl+C to shut down the server.
• If you have used the start script on UNIX, you must use the stop script to stop AEM.
If you started AEM by double-clicking the jar file, click the On button on the startup window (the button
then changes to Off) to shut down the server.
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Command Line Start and Stop
STOPPING ADOBE EXPERIENCE MANAGER FROM THE COMMAND
LINE
The stop script is available under the <cq-installation>/bin directory. Both Unix and Windows versions are
provided. The script stops the running instance installed in <cq-installation> directory.
./stop
./stop.bat
If you just want to preconfigure the repository (without relocating it) you only have to:
• extract repository.xml to the required location
• update repository.xml as required
• create bootstrap.properties and define repository.config
Again, before starting the actual installation.
© 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated.
All rights reserved.
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Created on 2015-01-12