Ensure that:

  • You are logged on to your system and have privileges that allow you to install applications. Run PingCentral as a non-root user.
  • All system requirements are met, and the Oracle or OpenJDK Java 11 LTS runtime environment is installed.
  • The JAVA_HOME path points to the JDK software on your system. For example, /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-11.0.5.10-0.e17_7.x86_64. To verify this information, run the echo $JAVA_HOME command.
  • The $JAVA_HOME/bin directory path is added to the PATH variable. To verify this information, run the echo $PATH command.
  1. Download the latest version of PingCentral from the Ping Identity website.
  2. Extract the file into the appropriate target installation directory.
  3. Start PingCentral by running /<pingcentral_install>/bin/run.sh.
  4. When the installation is complete, open a browser window and enter the machine and PingCentral admin port in the URL field. For example, https://yourhost:9022.
  5. Log in to the application using the following credentials:

    • Username: Administrator
    • Password: 2Federate
  6. Configure PingCentral to run as a Linux systemv service or a Linux systemd service, as appropriate. Refer to Configuring PingCentral to run as a Linux systemv service or Configuring PingCentral to run as a Linux systemd service.
    Note: Without modification, PingCentral is secure by default. However, if you want to use self-signed server certificates, root certificates, intermediate certificates, and certificates from a private certificate authorities, create a PingCentral-specific truststore and configure PingCentral to access it. Refer to Creating and configuring trust for instructions.