Installer Flags

Supported installer flags for Cortex XSOAR 6.13.

The following is the list of supported flags that follow the -- separator for installing Cortex XSOAR.

Flag	Type	Description
-backup=	Boolean	Whether to back up server data when upgrading the Cortex XSOAR server. Default is true.
-backup-tenants=	Boolean	Whether to back up server data for tenants when upgrading the Cortex XSOAR server. Default is true.
-conffile	String	The server .conf file. The default location is /etc/demisto.conf.
-data-dir	String	Used to provide a custom installation path, different from the default /var/lib/demisto directory. Example: sudo ./demisto.sh -- -data-dir /xsoar
-demisto-no-gpg-check	N/A	Tells yum to disable the GPG signature when checking for the Cortex XSOAR RPM.
-distro	String	Forces the Linux distro.
-do-not-start-server	N/A	Prevents starting the server when the installation or upgrade is complete.
-dr	N/A	Sets up the disaster recovery server.
-elasticsearch-url	String	Elasticsearch URL addresses (comma-separated). For example, http://test1:9200,http://test2:9200
-elasticsearch-api-key	String	The Elasticsearch API key, which should be used in licensed versions.
-elasticsearch-username	String	The Elasticsearch username.
-elasticsearch-password	String	The Elasticsearch password.
-elasticsearch-proxy=	Boolean	Whether to use a proxy when communicating with Elasticsearch. Can be true or false. Default is false.
-elasticsearch-insecure=	Boolean	Whether to trust any certificate when communicating with Elasticsearch. Can be true or false. Default is false.
-elasticsearch-timeout	Integer	The amount of time (in seconds) before Elasticsearch times out. Default is 20 seconds.
-elasticsearch-prefix	String	Defines the unique prefix a Cortex XSOAR server uses when naming the Elasticsearch indices it creates.
-external-address	String	The external address of the instance during installation.
-git=	Boolean	Whether to install Cortex XSOAR git. Default is true.
-h	N/A	Displays installation help.
-index-entries=	Boolean	Whether to index entries.
-otc	String	The one-time configuration file. The default location is /var/lib/demisto/otc.conf.json.
-prev-uninstall-script	String	The path for the uninstall script. The default location is /var/lib/dpkg/info/demistoserver.postrm.
-purge	N/A	Removes the existing Cortex XSOAR installation.
-restore-entries=	Boolean	Restores the entries index. If false, it prevents restoring the entries index. The default is true.
-system-user-name=	String	When installing the server you can select the default Cortex XSOAR user name.
-system-group-name=	String	When installing the server, you can select the default Cortex XSOAR group name.
-temp-folder	String	Replaces the temp folder (located in /var/lib/demisto/temp) with temp-folder at installation. Useful when you cannot access the temp folder due to permission or storage issues.
-tools=	Boolean	Installs the required tools. The default is true.
-use-prev-uninstall-script	N/A	(For Cortex XSOAR upgrades) The script that deletes the Cortex XSOAR user and group is not run.
-y	N/A	Answer all installer questions with y/yes, including the Cortex XSOAR EULA.

Flags that precede and include the -- separator

Use the following flags to get help or information about the ./demisto.sh file.

Flag	Description
--help	Prints a message.
--info	Prints embedded information, including title, default target directory, or embedded script.
--lsm	Prints an embedded LSM entry, if one exists.
--list	Prints a list of files located in the archive.
--check	Checks the integrity of the archive.

Use the following flags to run the ./demisto.sh file.

Flag	Description
--confirm	Prompts you to confirm before running an embedded script.
--quiet	Prints only error messages.
--accept	Accepts the Cortex XSOAR license.
--noexec	Embedded scripts are not run.
--keep	The target directory is not deleted after running an embedded script.
--noprogress	Progress is hidden during decompression.
--nox11	An xterm is not spawned.
--nochown	Extracted files are not given to users.
--nodiskspace	Disk space is not checked for available space.
--target dir	Extracts directly to an absolute or relative target directory.
--tar arg1[arg2...]	Accesses the archive contents.