Setting up Services

The required services are automatically setup by the installer.

Service name

Task

Apache2

Web Server

  • that hosts the SNS
  • redirects PPS routes to the port 8080
  • enables https connections (with the corresponding configuration)
  • provides auxiliary files in the customer web path for the access via the ticket view

Skr3_Backup(_15)

  • Live backup service that backs up the PostgreSQL database if the backup function was activated. Starting with PPS V2.0.x, which uses Postgres 15.x, the Postgres main version number is attached to the service name.
  • The service depends on Skr3_DB(_15) and runs under the local user _Skr2DbUser.

Skr3_DB(_15)

  • Service of the PostgreSQL database server
  • runs under the local user _Skr2DbUser

Skr3_PC(_15)

Pollclient

  • retrieves the events from the machine
  • enters the events in the database
  • synchronizes the PC time with the machines
  • sends the user event information (texts, IDs) to the machines

The service depends on Skr3_DB (_15).

StollPpsServer

  • JBoss server that hosts the PPS software.

The service depends on Skr3_DB (_15) and Skr3_PC (_15) and runs under the local user JBossUser, if there was nothing different specified during the installation.

Guacamole Server

VNC gateway that enables the PPS to offer a VNC connection to the touch screen of a machine via a client browser

In case of faults you can verify in the Service Manager of Windows whether the services run and start.