Start/Stop Fess Server

Start Fess Server

Using TAR.GZ package

Before starting Fess, OpenSearch must be started.

Execute the following command:

$ cd $OPENSEARCH_HOME
$ ./bin/opensearch

Next, start Fess. Execute the following command:

$ cd $FESS_HOME
$ ./bin/fess

Using ZIP package

Before starting Fess, you need to launch OpenSearch.

To start OpenSearch on a Windows environment, double-click on opensearch.bat in the bin folder.

To start Fess, double-click on fess.bat in the bin folder.

Using RPM/DEB package (chkconfig)

Before starting Fess, OpenSearch must be started.

$ sudo service opensearch start

Next, start Fess.

$ sudo service fess start

Using RPM/DEB package (systemd)

Before starting Fess, OpenSearch must be started.

$ sudo systemctl start opensearch.service

Next, start Fess.

$ sudo systemctl start fess.service

Using Docker package

Execute the following command to start OpenSearch and Fess.

$ docker compose -f compose.yaml -f compose-opensearch2.yaml up -d

Access To Browser UI

Fess can be accessed at http://localhost:8080/.

The management UI is located at http://localhost:8080/admin. The default admin account username/password is admin/admin. You can change the password on the user page in the management UI.

Stop Fess Server

Using TAR.GZ/ZIP package

To stop the Fess server, kill the Fess process.

Using RPM/DEB package (chkconfig)

Fess To stop the server, enter the following command:

$ sudo service fess stop

Using RPM/DEB package (systemd)

Fess To stop the server, enter the following command:

$ sudo systemctl stop fess.service

Using Docker package (OpenSearch)

Stop OpenSearch and Fess by running the following commands:

$ docker compose -f compose.yaml -f compose-opensearch2.yaml down