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The FairCom folder

How and why to locate the FairCom root folder.

After downloading the FairCom product package, it is important to locate the FairCom root folder (<faircom>).

The <faircom> folder for each FairCom product contains all the files it uses. Our documentation regularly refers to this folder, and you must know where to find it to run and configure the server and its command-line utilities.

By default, the <faircom> folder has a long name that includes the product name, operating system, 64-bit or 32-bit platform, and a four-part version number, such as FairCom-Edge.windows.64bit.v4.2.0.173.

We advise creating a dedicated FairCom installation directory for its products since all FairCom products operate using the permissions associated with this directory. Examples include C:\FairCom (Windows), /user/FairCom (Linux), or /documents/FairCom (MacOS).

You can have multiple FairCom products and versions installed in the same FairCom directory, such as C:\FairCom\FairCom-Edge.windows.64bit.v4.2.0.173\ and C:\FairCom\FairCom-DB.windows.64bit.v13.0.1.42\.

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Inside the <faircom> folder

Inside the <faircom> folder are all files used by the FairCom server.

  • Start the server by running faircom.exe in the server subfolder.

  • Configure the server using ctsrvr.cfg and services.json in the config subfolder.

  • Run tutorials located in the drivers folder.

  • Run command-line utilities in the tools folder.

  • Back up the data files stored in the data folder and the transaction logs in the tranlogs folder.

Tutorial to find and access the FairCom folder to connect to the server. Locating the FairCom root folder is crucial after downloading the product package. This folder, named install_folder, contains all the necessary files for each FairCom product. While its default name is long and descriptive, creating a dedicated FairCom installation directory is recommended to manage permissions and accommodate multiple FairCom products and versions. Inside the install_folder, you'll find the server executable, faircom.exe, in the server subfolder, configuration files, ctsrvr.cfg and services.json, in the config subfolder, tutorials in thr drivers subfolder, command-line utilities in the tools subfolder, data files in the data folder, and transaction logs in the tranlogs folder.

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