Installing a Connection Server
As long as you have completed the tasks outlined in the section,
Pre-requisites to Installation, you are ready to install the Connection Server. Follow these steps:
IMPORTANT! The 9.1.0 and 9.1.x versions of the Connection Server support Oracle JDK 11 and Amazon Corretto 11 (OpenJDK 11) as well as Oracle JDK 8. However, the 9.2.0 and later versions of the Connection Server support only Java 11.
1. Upgrading to Java 11 must be done before attempting to install the 9.1.x and 9.2.x versions of the Connection Server. It is recommended that you perform a fresh installation of Java 11 and then a fresh installation of the Connection Server. The Oracle Java SE Development Kit 11 is available for download at
Java Downloads | Oracle. The Amazon Corretto 11 (OpenJDK 11) is available for download at
Downloads for Amazon Corretto 11 - Amazon Corretto.
a. Select the Product Family, THINGWORX CONNECTION SERVICES.
b. On the download page for the ThingWorx Connection Services Product Family, the releases are numbered by the related release of ThingWorx Platform. For example, Release 9.2 contains the 9.2.0 release of the ThingWorx Connection Server. Expand the node for the desired release number.
c. Expand the node, ThingWorx Connection Server, and then the node, Most Recent Datecode.
d. Click HTTPS to download the distribution bundle.
3. Extract the application bundle to a directory on the system where it will run. On Linux, use the base directory, /var/opt/. The subdirectories and files should reside in the directory, /var/opt/connection-server-<version>/. On Windows, extract the bundle so that the subdirectories and files reside in C:\connection-server-<version>\.
Next, configure the Connection Server. Continue to
Before You Begin Configuration.
The procedure for configuring the Connection Server depends on whether you are using the Connection Server in single-server mode or in a ThingWorx High Availability Clustering environment::