Installing GlobalSight

Installing GlobalSight consists of downloading and installing the third-party software needed and then the GlobalSight core.

You can also install Desktop Icon, if needed.

Downloading GlobalSight

The first step is to download the software for your operating system - Windows or Ubuntu.

You can download for free from either of two places:

1. GlobalSight.com:
   • Register for free by clicking Create an account on the main GlobalSight page and log in
     
     

     Creating an account
     
     
   • Click Open-Source Software->Source Code
     
     

     Browsing Source Code
     
     
   • Select the zip file for your operating system. For example GlobalSight_Software_Package_Windows_8.5.1.zip
2. GlobalSight on Sourceforge

Unzipping the file creates the following directories:

1. 3rd_party_software
2. 64_bit_3rd_party_software (for Windows only)
3. Aligner
4. Converters
5. DesktopIcon
6. GlobalSight

Downloading Additional Applications

You can also download additional optional software for use with GlobalSight. For example Desktop Icon, API Test Tool, RTF Converter and so on.

To download additional software:

1. Open GlobalSight.com
2. Click Open-Source Software->Additional Software
   
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   Browsing Additional Software
   
   
3. Click Additional Applications

Installing GlobalSight

Install the components the correct order once you have downloaded the software.

Order	Component	Contents	Instructions
1.	Third-party software	MySQL, JDK, JRE and so on	Windows | Ubuntu
2.	GlobalSight	Core GlobalSight application	Windows | Ubuntu
3.	Desktop Icon	Optional add-on application used by Project Managers	Windows, Linux and Mac | Ubuntu Desktop and CentOS

You can also run GlobalSight behind a reverse proxy using Apache.