Self-Hosted

Users preferring a self-hosted web server can follow the instructions below to install the Rekor Scout® Web Server locally. Self-hosted installations of the Rekor Scout Web Server store metadata from each license plate read in a local MySQL database. Full images of the plate capture remain in a rolling buffer on the hard drive where the Agent is installed.

Requirements

When sizing a server for Rekor Scout make sure to select a sufficiently fast hard drive. For web servers supporting up to 200 Agents, a single SSD should be sufficient. For larger installations, the server will likely need multiple hard drives configured as a RAID.

Minimum system requirements:

• Ubuntu Linux 20.04 64-bit

• 4GB RAM

• 250GB SSD hard drive

• Dual-core or greater CPU

Installation

Download the Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit install image and burn it to a DVD or create a bootable flash drive:

http://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/

Follow this installation guide to install Ubuntu 20.04 64-bit:

http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/install-ubuntu-desktop

Run the following command from the terminal and choose install_webserver:

bash <(curl -s https://deb.openalpr.com/install)