Installing the AppScan 360° platform

Installing the AppScan 360° platform is a multi-step process:

Download the AppScan 360° platform installation kit to a target installation directory.
Install the AppScan 360° platform using the self-extracting installation file.

Note: Perform all installation and configuration activities as an Administrator on the target system.

Installing the AppScan 360° platform

To install the AppScan 360° platform:

Download the ASCP installation package from the HCL License and Download Portal or the MyHCLSoftware portal.
Provide executable permission to the installer by running
```
$ chmod +x [AppScan360 package]
```
In the folder to which the package was downloaded, run the self-extracting installation file:
```
[AppScan360 package] -- $PWD
```
Note: This command assumes the AppScan 360° platform is installed to the same location to which the kit file was downloaded from the HCL License and Download Portal or the MyHCLSoftware portal.
To install to a different directory, specify that directory using the --target command. For example:
- The package was downloaded to /var/tmp/appscan/ascp/1.5.1,
- the configuration file (singular-singular.clusterKit.properties) also resides in this location,
- the installation package is named AppScan360_v1.5.0.run, and
- the target install location is /var/opt/appscan/ascp/1.5.1, then run:
```
./AppScan360_v1.5.0.run --target /var/opt/appscan/ascp/1.5.1 -- $PWD
```
Note: Installation log files are located at [AppScan360 extraction folder]/logs

The installation process manifests some self-generated elements (for example, self-signed root CA certificate, secret keys), all of which are written back to the configuration file (singular-singular.clusterKit.properties) at the end of the installation.

After a few minutes, a confirmation shows that AppScan 360° is installed and ready to use.

Important: To run scans you must activate AppScan 360° with a license key.