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Installation Guide
The documentation provide here describes how to install the Design Server, as well as system requirements for both Windows and Linux.
Windows installer
This documentation describes how to install the HCL Link Design Server using the Windows Installer.
Installation procedures
These installation procedures describe how to perform Windows installation.
Installation Steps - LNK REST API is not installed
Use these installation steps if LNK REST API is not installed on your computer.

Installation Guide
The documentation provide here describes how to install the Design Server, as well as system requirements for both Windows and Linux.
- Windows installer
  This documentation describes how to install the HCL Link Design Server using the Windows Installer.
  - Design Server Components
    This documentation describes how to install the HCL Link Design Server.
  - Installation prerequisites
    Before you install Design Server on Windows, install on the same computer, Mongo DB Server or OneDB json listener. By default, it is expected that Design Server and MongoDB server run on the same computer.
  - Installation procedures
    These installation procedures describe how to perform Windows installation.
    - Installation Steps - LNK REST API is not installed
      Use these installation steps if LNK REST API is not installed on your computer.
    - Installation steps - LNK REST API is installed
      If LNK REST API is installed on your computer, follow these steps to complete the Windows installation.
  - Starting and stopping the LNK Design Server
    Steps for starting and stopping the LNK Design Server.
  - Accessing the Link Design Server
    Instructions for accessing the LNK Design Server.
  - Customizing the installation
    HCL Link Design Server customization instructions.
  - Customizing the Redis and Design Server Database
    HCL Link Design Server installation includes Redis server. If you want to use a preinstalled Redis server you must customize your Design Server installation.
  - Customizing Design Server URL and Selecting HTTPS protocol
  - Uninstalling the Design Server
    Instructions for uninstalling the Design Server.
  - Troubleshooting the installation
- Linux installation
  You have the choice of two installation types: Native and Docker.

Installation Steps - LNK REST API is not installed

Use these installation steps if LNK REST API is not installed on your computer.

Note: Installing the LNK Design Server also installs the LNK REST API at the same time. The Design Server reuses the REST API application server configuration settings defined in the restapi\tomcat\dtxtomcat.ini file. In order for any change to this file to take effect, you must reinstall the Design Server.

After the LNK Runtime server is installed, install the Design Time server by following these steps:

Locate the LNK Runtime Server on your computer:c:\HCL\Link_<version_number>
Open a Windows command window with Administrator priviledges, then change the current folder to:c:\HCL\Link_<version_number>\DesignServer.
Extract the Design Server installation compressed file by executing the script: unzipDesignServer.bat
Type install.bat and then press Enter.
Follow the messages on the screen that display installation status. In the case of an installation error, look in the install.log file. The log file displays error messages and possible actions that you can perform to correct errors.