Software components
The Beebox software consists of these components
(1) A Windows service
The Beebox core functionality is hosted as a standard Windows service. The service name is "Wordbee Beebox Server": Binaries are copied to the install directory which can be selected during setup. The service account is set to "Local system". The service is configured to start automatically: Configuring the Beebox service.
(2) An administrator web site ("Admin UI")
A website that implements the Beebox administrator user interface: Binaries are copied to the install directory which can be selected during setup. By default the web site is installed to http://localhost:8089/
(3) A Restful API ("API")
The API is required to either connect content management systems or to programmatically control Beebox operations. Binaries are copied to the install directory which can be selected during setup. By default the API is part of the administrator UI and accessible at http://localhost:8089/api
System resources
The Beebox components communicate with each other and the outside world. For a Beebox installation to be operational, you need to make sure to authorize access to certain system resources.
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