Running Commit Alerts Server

The Commit Alerts Server runs as part of the Commit Server. The Commit Server runs as a Windows Service on your server. You should first install the Service and run it, and then activate the Commit Alerts Server from the Alerts System Settings window (see below).

Note that running the Commit Server should be performed only once for the Commit Server, so if you already did this for the Email Connector in the section above titled "Outgoing Email Settings," and you made sure outgoing emails are being sent successfully, you can skip this step and move on to the Alerts Server Settings.
 

Before you install Commit Alerts Server
Before you install, sure to allow the Commit Email Server Service in your DEP settings.

Install Service:

This part of the installation should be performed on the server itself.

When logged in to the server with a Window's Administrator account, open a command prompt window and enter the following command:

<Installation_DIR>\Server\CommitServer.exe -install

Note: The <Insallation_Dir> must refer to a LOCAL server path (e.g. c:\ or D:\Software, etc.) and NOT to a shared network name/path.

A Window's service called CommitServer is now displayed in the system services management window (Control Panel > Administration Tools > Services).
 

Running Commit Alerts Server:

1. Once the Commit Server Service is installed, setup the Commit Alerts Server as explained in Commit Alerts System Settings.

2. You should also make sure all the users (employees) configure their own Email Alert settings so they will receive Alerts.

3. Using the Window's Services Management window start the service (right-click > Start). Make sure that it is set to start automatically (Startup type > Automatic) each time the server is restarted.

Uninstall Service:

To Uninstall Commit Server, stop the CommitServer service and then enter the following command in a command prompt window on the server:

<Installation_DIR>\Server\CommitServer.exe -uninstall