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Documentation/Getting-Started/Install-MariaDB-MaxScale-Using-a-Tarball.md
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@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ The required steps are as follows:
$ cd maxscale
$ chown -R maxscale var
Creating the symbolic link is necessary, since MariaDB MaxScale has been built with with the assumption that its base-directory is `/usr/local/maxscale`. It also makes it easy to switch between different versions of MariaDB MaxScale that have been installed side by side in `/usr/local`; just make the symbolic link point to another installation.
Creating the symbolic link is necessary, since MariaDB MaxScale has been built with with the assumption that its base-directory, that is, the directory under which all its sub-directories are found, is `/usr/local/maxscale`.
The symbolic link also makes it easy to switch between different versions of MariaDB MaxScale that have been installed side by side in `/usr/local`; just make the symbolic link point to another installation.
The following step is to create the MariaDB MaxScale configuration file `/etc/maxscale.cnf`. The file `etc/maxscale.cnf.template` can be used as a base. Please refer to [Configuration Guide](Configuration-Guide.md) for details.
@ -41,16 +43,12 @@ The next step is to create the MaxScale configuration file `maxscale-x.y.z/etc/m
When the configuration file has been created, MariaDB MaxScale can be started.
$ cd maxscale-x.y.z
$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=lib/maxscale bin/maxscale -d --basedir=.
$ bin/maxscale -d --basedir=.
With the flag `--basedir`, MariaDB MaxScale is told where the `bin`, `etc`, `lib`
and `var` directories are found. Unless it is specified, MariaDB MaxScale assumes
the directories are found in `/usr/local/maxscale` and the configuration
file in `/etc`.
With the flag `--basedir`, MariaDB MaxScale is told where the `bin`, `etc`, `lib` and `var` directories are found. Unless it is specified, MariaDB MaxScale assumes the directories are found in `/usr/local/maxscale` and the configuration file in `/etc`.
It is also possible to specify the directories and the location of the
configuration file individually. Invoke MaxScale like
It is also possible to specify the directories and the location of the configuration file individually. Invoke MaxScale like
$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=lib/maxscale bin/maxscale --help
$ bin/maxscale --help
to find out the appropriate flags.