Quick installation
This option should be used for developers looking to experiment with Brightspot locally. The sole dependency for running this project is Java version 8 (1.8.0_172 or later).
Step 1. Download and install Java Development Kit (JDK)
The JDK is necessary to run Brightspot locally.
Go to the Java SE Downloads page and click JDK.
Note
Ensure your PATH
variable points to gin/java
or bin/java.exe
.
Step 2. Download
Download the .zip for the Brightspot Tutorial project.
Note
If you have git installed, you can alternatively git clone
the repository.
Step 3. Extract
If you downloaded the .zip from Step 2, extract the file to a location of your choice.
Step 4. Run
The Brightspot Demo project contains scripts for OSX/Linux and Windows environments. Navigate to the init
subfolder of the project.
OSX / Linux
Execute the run.sh script from your terminal.
Windows
Execute the run.cmd script from the Command Prompt.
Once the script completes, access Brightspot in your web browser via http://localhost:9480/cms
.
The Brightspot login page appears.

From the terminal window, press Ctrl-C.