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Configure Nexus

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The Nexus Server offers many configuration options, which are described in detail in this document: Nexus Server. In this step, we will cover only the required ones.

Ensure the Nexus Server is not running. To do this, open a terminal as an administrator and execute the following command:
- Windows
```
powershell.exe c:\xcware\nexus-server\stop-nexus.ps1
```
- Linux
```
bash /xcware/nexus-server/stop-nexus.sh
```
Next, create a "settings.json" (all lowercase) file in the following location:
- Windows
```
c:\xcware\nexus-server\settings.json
```
- Linux
```
/xcware/nexus-server/settings.json
```
Now add the following JSON into the "settings.json" file and replace "YOUR_MACHINE_FQDN" with the FQDN of your machine and "YOUR_MACHINE_IP" with the IP address of your machine. You can also replace all 443 numbers with a custom port number if desired. Please ensure to keep the ending slashes:
- Windows
  The "grep", "tail", and "find" commands are not available by default on Windows but are required by Nexus Server. As an alternative, please download and install the 64-bit version of Git (Standalone Installer) with the recommended options, which includes these commands, from https://git-scm.com/download/win. After installation, you may need to adjust the paths in the JSON configuration accordingly.
```
{
    "grep_command": "\"C:/Program Files/Git/usr/bin/grep.exe\"",
    "tail_command": "\"C:/Program Files/Git/usr/bin/tail.exe\"",
    "find_command": "\"C:/Program Files/Git/usr/bin/find.exe\"",
    "center_address": "https://YOUR_MACHINE_FQDN/",
    "center_ip": "https://YOUR_MACHINE_IP:443/",
    "repo_address": "https://YOUR_MACHINE_IP:443/c/_data/",
    "log_enabled": false,
    "server_port": 443
}
```
- Linux
```
{
    "center_address": "https://YOUR_MACHINE_FQDN/",
    "center_ip": "https://YOUR_MACHINE_IP:443/",
    "repo_address": "https://YOUR_MACHINE_IP:443/c/_data/",
    "log_enabled": false,
    "server_port": 443
}
```
  xcware Repository
  You can set "https://xcware.com/c/_data/" as your repo_address if your environment has Internet access.
Next, we need to start the Nexus Server. To do this, open a terminal with administrative privileges and run the following command:
- Windows
```
powershell.exe c:\xcware\nexus-server\start-nexus.ps1
```
- Linux
```
bash /xcware/nexus-server/start-nexus.sh
```
We need to change the default passwords for both the System Account and the Administrator Account. To do this, open your browser and go to https://YOUR_MACHINE_FQDN/c/session. Then, log in using the default credentials provided below:
Once signed in, click on the "Account" button in the top right corner and select "Identities".
Next, double-click on the "System Account" identity, change the password, and click the "Update" button. Then, repeat the same for the "Administrator Account".
Click on the "Account" button in the top right corner and select "Logout".

Important
Please note that the "System Account" should only be used to create "Administrator Accounts". The "Administrator Account" also serves as a "Tenant Account". You can learn more about Nexus accounts in the following document: Nexus Server.

Configure Nexus

Please continue to the next step: Prepare a Linux Server

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