Linux - Download and Install Guide

    Install Cored Server from the Linux server package, then complete initialization in a browser.

    Download and start

    1. Open the Cored Server download page approved by your organization.
    2. Download the Linux Server package.
    3. Extract the archive.
    4. Open a terminal in the extracted directory and run:
    ./cored run
    1. Wait until the terminal shows Web service is running.

    Server Running in Terminal

    Copy an initialization URL from the terminal and open it in a browser.

    Open Initialization URL

    Initialize Cored Server

    1. In the setup wizard, select the server version and upload your Cored license file (.fhl).
    Tip

    A valid license is required before the server can be initialized.

    Initialize Server

    1. Set the organization avatar and create the super administrator account, then click Next.
    Tip

    Store the super administrator username and password securely. You can also use this account to sign in to a Cored client.

    Set Super Admin

    1. Review the remaining organization settings and continue.

    Organization Settings 1

    Organization Settings 2

    1. Wait for server initialization to finish.

    Wait for Initialization

    Initialization complete

    1. When initialization finishes, Cored opens Admin Console.

    Admin Console Overview

    Sign in to clients

    After the server is ready, continue with the client installation and sign-in guide.

    Run as a systemd service

    To start Cored Server automatically at boot, place the server files in /usr/local/cored and create /etc/systemd/system/cored.service:

    [Unit]
Description=Cored Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
WorkingDirectory=/usr/local/cored
ExecStart=/usr/local/cored/cored run
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=5
LimitNOFILE=1048576
LimitCORE=infinity

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

    Then run:

    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable --now cored
sudo systemctl status cored