Installation Instructions

To install the CapStorm/Container, you will need to have a container host ready to run the container.

This installation guide provides an example installation path using the Docker Desktop application.

Note: To install the container using Docker Compose (CLI), please refer to CapStorm’s docker hub for example.

1: Launch the container

  1. Pull the latest image from the capstorm/capstorm docker repository.
  2. Configure port forwarding to enable web access. CapStorm/Container web services are hosted via Apache Tomcat, which consumes the following ports:
    1. Container port 8080 provides HTTP access.
    2. Container port 8443 provides self-signed HTTPS access.
  3. Start the container.
  4. Navigate to the container’s web URL (http://localhost:8080).

If the image has successfully launched, you will see a screen that looks like this:

Once the container is launched, log in with the following credentials:

  • Username: capstorm
  • Password: capstorm

2: Provide Initialization Parameters

To configure initial container parameters, click on the Click Here for Initial Configuration link:

After Clicking the Click Here for Initial Configuration link, you will see a screen that looks like this:

Initialization Parameters

Parameter Required Description
Customer Key yes CapStorm-provided identifier, used for licensing.
Admin Password yes The password for the “Admin” username. After initializing, the “CapStorm” user is no longer available and the “Admin” username will be used.
Third-party Authentication:

  • Salesforce Username
  • Authenticator URL
  • Client Id
  • Client Secret
 no Use these parameters to authenticate with the CapStorm/Portal using a Salesforce username and password.
Connection String yes JDBC Connection String used to connect to the CapStorm/Portal configuration database. For initial configuration, this should point to an empty schema – the CapStorm/Portal will bootstrap all required schema elements.
JDBC Driver yes JDBC driver used to connect to the CapStorm/Portal configuration database.
Username yes JDBC username used to connect to the CapStorm/Portal configuration database.
Password yes JDBC password used to connect to the CapStorm/Portal configuration database.

When initialization parameters have been provided, click Validate Configuration to validate the provided customer key & database connection.

3: Click Save Configuration & start using CapStorm!

After a successful save you’ll see the following dialog:

Refer to the comprehensive CapStorm/Container Reference documentation for in-depth insights into various components of the web application.