The only absolute requirement is Java 7 or newer—either the Oracle JRE or OpenJDK will work. Optional components, such as particular processors, may have additional requirements. See the relevant sections of the user manual for details.
The distribution archive bundles a sample configuration file, named cantaloupe.properties.sample. Do not edit this file—instead, create a copy and edit that.
As of version 3.0, Cantaloupe is distributed as a custom .war file that can be run standalone (using a built-in web server) or deployed in a Servlet container such as Tomcat. Standalone mode is simpler, lighter-weight, and starts up almost instantly, while remaining production-ready; while Servlet container mode enables uniform integration into an existing Java web application infrastructure.
From the command prompt (OS X/Linux):
java -Dcantaloupe.config=/path/to/cantaloupe.properties -Xmx2g -jar Cantaloupe-x.x.x.war
From the command prompt (Windows):
java -Dcantaloupe.config=C:\path\to\cantaloupe.properties -Xmx2g -jar Cantaloupe-x.x.x.war
Assuming you have an image named image.tif, try accessing:
Copy the Cantaloupe-x.x.x.war file to your container's web application folder. (In Tomcat, this is /webapps inside the main Tomcat folder.)
Add the -Dcantaloupe.config VM argument to your container, in the same format as in the standalone section. In Tomcat 8, this can be done by setting CATALINA_OPTS, located in bin/setenv.sh (Unix) or bin/setenv.bat (Windows) inside the main Tomcat folder:
export CATALINA_OPTS="$CATALINA_OPTS -Dcantaloupe.config=/path/to/cantaloupe.properties"
set JAVA_OPTS=%JAVA_OPTS% -Dcantaloupe.config="C:\path\to\cantaloupe.properties"
Then, restart your container.
Cantaloupe can be run in Docker. The download archive doesn't include any Docker support files, but see the kaji/cantaloupe fork for an example Dockerfile that might be able to help you get started.
Assuming you have an image named image.tif, and a container listening on port 8080, try accessing:
The Control Panel is an optional web-based administrative interface—essentially a GUI configuration file editor. To enable it, set admin.enabled to true and set a password in admin.password. Then, navigate to /admin in a web browser and log in with that password and a username of "admin."
