Install as a Debian package

As root execute the following.

1. Install the RPM signature:

cd /tmp  wget https://beyondcron.com/downloads/RPM-GPG-KEY-BEYONDCRON
rpm --import RPM-GPG-KEY_BEYONDCRON

2. install the latest RPM:

wget https://beyondcron.com/downloads/beyondcron-latest.deb
dpkg -i beyondcron-latest.deb
Note: if the package cannot find a version of Java 8 or 11 already installed, the installation will fail.

Next step: Getting started

Notes

If they do not already exist, installing this package will create the following:

  • operating system users: 
    • bc-daemon to run bc-agent and bc-server;
    • bc-web to run bc-web;
  • directories: 
    • /opt/beyondcron - containing the BeyondCron distribution;
    • /var/bc-agent, /var/bc-server & /var/bc-web - containing the BeyondCron data files;
    • /etc/bc-agent, /etc/bc-server & /etc/bc-web - containing the service configuration files;
  • commands: 
    • /opt/beyondcron/bin/bc-agent
    • /opt/beyondcron/bin/bc-cli
    • /opt/beyondcron/bin/bc-server
    • /opt/beyondcron/bin/bc-web
    • /usr/local/bin/bc-cli -> /opt/beyondcron/bin/bc-cli
  • services:
    • bc-agent
    • bc-server
    • bc-web
  • log files: 
    • /var/log/bc-agent.log, /var/log/bc-server.log & /var/log/bc-web.log on initd servers. On systemd servers, each service logs to journalctl.