Whether you SpiderWare is installed in a server or in the camera, there is only one way to start SpiderWare.

Linux

  1. Open a terminal

  2. Go to the directory to where SpiderWare is installed

  3. Run ./spiderware <path to config file> <path to license file>

    ./spiderware config/config.json LICENSE

Windows

  1. Open a terminal

  2. Go to the directory to where SpiderWare is installed

  3. Run spiderware.exe <path to config file> <path to license file>

    spiderware.exe config/config.json LICENSE

Other OS

  1. Open a terminal

  2. Go to the directory to where SpiderWare is installed

  3. Run ./spiderware <path to config file> <path to license file>

    ./spiderware config/config.json LICENSE

Notes:

  • Using Linux OS: If no config file and/or license file was given, SpiderWare shall look at the current directory and search for config.json and LICENSE file

  • A successful startup will show the connected audio and video sources, the EXM server and session where it will connect.

SpiderWare Startup

Reading license from LICENSE
Validating License
Activating SpiderWare 1.0.3...
Initializing signal handlers...
Starting web server...
Web service module started at port 9090.
Starting webrtc module...
Instance ID:
Initializing exchange module client...
Exchange module server: https://exm.evostream.com:5555
[2021-03-30 23:40:51] [connect] Successful connection
[2021-03-30 23:40:52] [connect] WebSocket Connection 149.28.186.33:5555 v-2 "WebSocket++/0.8.2" /socket.io/?EIO=4&transport=websocket&t=1617118850 101
Exchange module connected.
Detecting video and audio sources...
Video sources:
[ "Lenovo EasyCamera", "Wirecast Virtual Camera" ]

Audio sources:
[ "Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)" ]

Webrtc module started. Ready to accept connections.
SpiderWare activated.

Note: If a license file is not found, the application will generate an Instance ID. The instance ID is unchanging not unless the init file is deleted.

Binded License

A license is binded to a machine given that the license generated contains the Instance ID of the device. This license will not be able to be used on other machines.