Installing and Deploying the Fortress Server

The Fortress Server is very easily to deploy.

Requirements

• Windows 10 or higher.
• 256MB of RAM (exclusive of system resources); 512MB recommended.
• TCP access across the LAN to all workstations that need licensing.
• 100MB Hard Drive space.

Setting up the Server

The Server consists of only 3 files:

C:\LicenseServer
├── Tenants\
│   └── 00000000.lic
├── Fortress.Console.exe
└── server.json

Tenants

A Tenant is a master license file that control the number of workstations allowed under a single license. A single Server can host multiple Tenants as long as they are within the same LAN.

You will be provided with a 00000000.lic tenant file upon purchase. The Tenant file is node-locked to your server's Hardware Thumbprint.

Server Configuration

If the server.json is file is not present, Fortress.Console.exe will generate one on first run. By default, it has the following settings.

{
  "Port": 9000,
  "MaxConcurrentClients": 16,
  "TokenIdleTimeoutSeconds": 600,
  "RateLimitPerIPSeconds": 1
}

In most cases, you only need to change the Port setting, if needed. Ensure this port is allowed through firewalls for TCP/IP communication.

Setup Workstations

See Assign Licenses for instructions on creating a license file which can be added to any Gaea installation on the network.

Launch at Startup

The Fortress Server cannot be run as a Windows Service, however you can create a Scheduled Task to ensure that it runs on startup, and recovers in case of a forced reboot, system update, etc.

Create the following PowerShell script. Rename the $exe (full path of the console exe) and $work (working directory) variables, and save the script as startup.ps1 then execute it from PowerShell once. This will setup the task.

$exe  = "C:\LicenseServer\Fortress.Console.exe"
$work = "C:\LicenseServer"

$action  = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute $exe -WorkingDirectory $work
$trigger = New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -AtStartup
$settings = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet `
  -RestartCount 999 `
  -RestartInterval (New-TimeSpan -Minutes 1) `
  -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Days 3650) `
  -MultipleInstances IgnoreNew `
  -StartWhenAvailable

Register-ScheduledTask `
  -TaskName "LicenseServer" `
  -Action $action `
  -Trigger $trigger `
  -Settings $settings `
  -User "SYSTEM" `
  -RunLevel Highest `
  -Force

Troubleshooting checklist

• Client cannot obtain a license
  • Verify floating.lic is present in the correct data folder.
  • Confirm the host/IP and port are correct.
  • Run Network Diagnostics on the server.
• Server reachable by localhost but not by NIC IP
  • Server is likely bound to loopback only.
  • Bind to 0.0.0.0 or the correct NIC address.
• Clients intermittently lose licenses
  • Check for firewall/AV interference, unstable VPN, or routing issues.
  • Confirm server clock stability and network reliability.