PingFederate Server

Installing the PingFederate service on Windows manually

Before you begin

  • Generate a license key.

  • Ensure you are signed on to your Windows system with sufficient privileges to install and run an application. PingFederate needs read, write, and execute permissions to function.

  • Verify that you have installed the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) and that you have set the required environment variables correctly. Learn more in Installing Java.

About this task

If you have installed PingFederate using the installer for Windows, skip these steps because PingFederate has already been configured to run as a service and to start automatically at the end of the installation process.

To install the PingFederate service manually:

Steps

  1. Download the distribution .zip archive from the Ping Identity website.

    The distribution .zip archive is identical for both Windows and Linux.

  2. Extract the archive into an installation directory, <pf_install>.

  3. Start PowerShell or Command Prompt as an administrator.

  4. Run the <pf_install>\pingfederate\sbin\win-x86-64\install-service.bat file.

  5. Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services to open the management console.

  6. Right-click the PingFederate service and select Start.

Result

The PingFederate service starts automatically on reboot.