Download
Download the latest .deb packages from Syncope website.
Prepare
Install Apache Tomcat 7 and PostgreSQL
sudo apt-get install tomcat7 libpostgresql-jdbc-java postgresql postgresql-client
Use the PostgreSQL JDBC driver with Tomcat
sudo ln -s /usr/share/java/postgresql-jdbc4.jar /usr/share/tomcat7/lib/
Replace JAVA_OPTS in /etc/default/tomcat7 with the following:
JAVA_OPTS="-Djava.awt.headless=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -server -Xms1536m -Xmx1536m \
-XX:NewSize=256m -XX:MaxNewSize=256m -XX:PermSize=256m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m \
-XX:+DisableExplicitGC"
Install
Stop Tomcat
sudo service tomcat7 stop
Install Apache Syncope core and console via the downloaded packages
sudo dpkg -i syncope-deb-core-*.deb syncope-deb-console-*.deb
Create a database for usage with Apache Syncope
sudo SYNCOPE_USER="syncope" SYNCOPE_PASS="syncope" sh /usr/share/apache-syncope/dbinit-postgresql.sh
Start Tomcat
sudo service tomcat7 start
Enjoy
Wait some time depending on the strength of your hardware and then point your favorite browser to http://localhost:9080/syncope-console/ - you're all set.
