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Installation Guide
1) Start by creating a new Google Cloud project that will be used to deploy the application.
Read more about creating projects in Google Cloud:
2) A deployment will automatically be provisioned for your new subscription. Click the "Install" button configure the deployment. See Deployment Configuration for details on the fields in this section.
3) Click the “Deploy Plainsight” button to start the installation process. This process takes about 30 minutes to complete. During this time the deployment will be in a running state.
Once the installation is complete the deployment will show an “Installed” status.
At this point the cluster is now set up in your project and you can continue to configure the DNS for the Plainsight client and API servers.
After the deployment succeeds, you will need to locate the IP address of the external load balancer configured for your cluster.
plainsight.<domain> (Application URL)
plainsight-api.<domain> (API URL)
For example:
After clicking the "Install" button in Step 2, you will need to configure the deployment with your own details.
Deployment Configuration setup screen
Field | Description |
Project ID | The ID of the new project in GCP that will be used to deploy the Plainsight cluster |
Region | The cluster region |
Zone | The cluster zone |
In future iterations, the service will be able to suggest available projects, regions, and zones.
Field | Description |
Domain Name | The fully qualified domain name to be used for the application |
Field | Description |
Email | The email address used for the default admin user |
An admin user will be provisioned during the install process. The password will default to @Dm1n32145!
Field | Description |
Host | SMTP Hostname |
Port | SMTP Port (25 is not supported) |
Username | SMTP Username |
Password | SMTP Password
* The password is only used to configure the deployment in your specified environment. It is not saved by the Plainsight deployment service. |
Send-From Email | Email address used for sending outgoing email |
Using your application URL, login with the user name (admin email used during installation) and the default password provided.
- 1.Go to “Settings” by clicking on your user name in the lower left corner.
- 2.You can update your password in the “Password” Section.
You can also use the "Forgot Password" link at the sign-in screen to reset your password.
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