Installing LexFloatServer

Installing LexFloatServer on Windows

LexFloatServer runs as a service on Windows. To install it as a service simply pass the "-i" option along with the service name and optionally a service display name which is displayed in the Windows Services Manager:

lexfloatserver -i --service-name myfloatingserver --service-display-name MyFloatingServer

After installation, it is set to start with the computer and run silently in the background.

Stop/Start LexFloatServer on Windows

To stop or start the server from the command line you need the "service name". If the service name was not passed during installation then it defaults to lexfloatserver-productId (where product id is the id of your product):

sc stop myfloatingserver
sc start myfloatingserver

Uninstalling LexFloatServer on Windows

To uninstall simply pass "-d" option to deactivate the server license and then "-u" option to remove the service:

lexfloatserver -d
lexfloatserver -u --service-name myfloatingserver

Installing LexFloatServer on Linux

LexFloatServer can run as a Systemd, Upstart or SysV service on Linux. To install it as a service simply pass the "-i" option along with the service name:

lexfloatserver -i --service-name myfloatingserver

After installation, it is set to start with the computer and run silently in the background.

Stop/Start LexFloatServer on Linux

To stop or start the server from the command line, you need the service name. If the service name was not passed during installation then it defaults to lexfloatserver.productId (where product id is the id of your product):

sudo service myfloatingserver stop
sudo service myfloatingserver start

Uninstalling LexFloatServer on Linux

To uninstall simply pass "-d" option to deactivate and then "-u" option to remove the daemon:

lexfloatserver -d
lexfloatserver -u --service-name myfloatingserver

Installing LexFloatServer on macOS

LexFloatServer runs as a launchd daemon on macOS. To install it as a service simply pass the "-i" option along with the service name:

lexfloatserver -i --service-name com.mycompany.myfloatingserver

After installation, it is set to start with the computer and run silently in the background.

Stop/Start LexFloatServer on macOS

To stop or start the server from the command line, you need the service name. If the service name was not passed during installation then it defaults to com.lexfloatserver.productId (where product id is the id of your product):

sudo launchctl stop com.mycompany.myfloatingserver
sudo launchctl start com.mycompany.myfloatingserver

Uninstalling LexFloatServer on macOS

To uninstall simply pass "-d" option to deactivate and then "-u" option to remove the daemon:

lexfloatserver -d
lexfloatserver -u --service-name com.mycompany.myfloatingserver