Installation Checklist

New license server

Follow these steps if you do not re-use an already existing license server.

• Create the license server in the My Hex-Rays portal. See: Add servers

• Activate your floating license and assign it to the new license server. See: Floating license activation

Download the required files

• Download the license server license and certificate bundle from the Servers tab.

• Download the installers (license server and IDA Pro) from the Download center.

Installation

• Start the license server installer and follow the steps.

• Copy the license server license, the certificate and the private key downloaded earlier into the installation directory.

• Change the license, certificate and private key ownership and access mode:

    >cd /opt/hexlicsrv
    >cp .../path/to/hexlicsrv.crt .
    >cp .../path/to/hexlicsrv.key .
    >cp .../path/to/license_server*.hexlic .
    >chown hexlicsrv:hexlicsrv hexlicsrv.crt hexlicsrv.key license_server*.hexlic
    >chmod 640 hexlicsrv.crt hexlicsrv.key license_server*.hexlic

• Create the initial database:

    >sudo -u hexlicsrv ./license_server --config-file hexlicsrv.conf \
                                        --recreate-schema
    >2024-04-14 14:30:28 License Server v1.0 Hex-Rays (c) 2024
    >2024-04-14 14:30:28 Database initialized; exiting.

• Test the license server:

    >sudo -u hexlicsrv ./license_server --config-file hexlicsrv.conf \
                                        --certchain-file hexlicsrv.crt \
                                        --privkey-file hexlicsrv.key \
                                        --license-file license_server_<LID>.hexlic
    >2024-04-14 14:35:47 License Server v1.0 Hex-Rays (c) 2024
    >2024-04-14 14:35:47 Using a license with 1 seats
    >2024-04-14 14:35:47 Listening on 0.0.0.0:65434...

• Start the service: systemctl start hexlicsrv

• Check that the service is active: systemctl status hexlicsrv

If you run into any issues, refer to the troubleshooting section of the documentation.

Existing license server

• Activate your floating license and assign it to an existing license server. See: Floating license activation

• Download the license server from the Servers tab.

License file update

• Stop the license server: systemctl stop hexlicsrv

• Replace the existing license file with the new one.

• Make sure that the ownership and access mode are set correctly, using the same commands described in the Installation section above.

• Restart the service: systemctl start hexlicsrv