The Controller can be installed for Linux systems without use of an installer by extracting a .tar.gz archive.
The Controller can be installed for Windows systems
- without use of an installer by extracting a .zip archive. This allows a portable installation that requires no administrative privileges or
- by running the Controller installer in headless mode or
- by running the graphical installer see JS7 - Controller - Use of Installation Using the Windows Graphical Installer.

Prerequisites

A Java Runtime Environment starting from version 1.8 is required. For details see Which Java versions is JobScheduler available for?
Technically the Controller can be operated for any Unix environments, however, the JS7 - Platforms include support for Controller operation with Linux.

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Customers with a commercial license to cluster Controllers the JS7 Controller for high availability should have to add the license key during initial operation, see JS7 - Initial Operation for Controller Cluster

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To run the Windows installer in graphical mode see JS7 - Controller - Use of Installation Using the Windows Graphical Installer.
To run the Windows installer in headless mode consider the below information.

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Having completed the installation or update of a JS7 Controller you can start the Controller either manually or from its Unix daemon/Windows Service, see JS7 - Controller Command Line Operation. Consider the following information about initial operation: JS7 - Initial Operation for Standalone Controller JS7 - Initial Operation for Controller Cluster

Further References

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