System information

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# adduser -g webusers -s /sbin/nologin -M -c ColdFusion cfuser
Specify a strong password for the new user:
# passwd cfuser
If you are running multiple instances of ColdFusion consider creating a dedicated user account for each
instance to run as.
ColdFusion Installation
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Run the installer as root or using sudo.
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Installer Configuration: Choose #1 - Server configuration
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If you are deploying ColdFusion a JEE server such as WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, etc. select
an EAR or WAR file, otherwise choose option 1 Server configuration.
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Select ColdFusion Server Profile: Production Profile (Secure)
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Enable the Secure profile to install with more secure defaults. As of ColdFusion 11 you can
enable secure profile from ColdFusion administrator as well.
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IP Addresses allowed: 127.0.0.1,::1 comma separate any other IP addresses that need to
access ColdFusion Administrator.
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Sub-components Installation
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1) Solr Service - the Solr service is needed only if you are using cfsearch, cfcollection, cfindex
tags. Disable the Solr service if not needed.
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2) Admin component for Remote Start/Stop - disable.
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3) Start ColdFusion on system init - enable.
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Disabling unused servlets
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Uncheck RDS, JS Debug
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Uncheck WSRP if not using Web Services for Remote Portlets
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Uncheck CFSWF and Flash Forms if not using Flash Forms
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Choose Installation Folder
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Select a non default installation folder, in this guide we will use /opt/cf11/
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Configure Web Servers
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Continue with installation - do not install the web server connector yet.
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Runtime User
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Enter the name of the user created in the previous section:
cfuser
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Configure ColdFusion with OpenOffice
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Skip - OpenOffice integration is used by cfdocument to convert Word documents to
PDF or PowerPoint presentations to PDF/HTML.
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Administrator Credentials
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Enter username: select a unique username (not admin)
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Server Updates
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Y automatically check for server updates.
Install ColdFusion Hotfixes / Updates
Because Apache is not configured yet you will need to login to the ColdFusion administrator via the
built-in web server, eg http://127.0.0.1:8500/CFIDE/administrator/
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