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Install ColdFusion using zip installer
Last update:
May 18, 2026
Overview
Adobe ColdFusion comes with an all new, lightweight installer, via which you can install ColdFusion with bare minimum services.
Standalone Installation
Note:
- To install ColdFusion, you must sign in as Administrator.
- You must first install VC 2012 Runtime. Without this runtime, the connector and the htmltopdf package will not work a expected.
Warning:
The ZIP installer is a lightweight, manual alternative to the full installer. It is not a compressed copy of the full installation package and requires running setup commands manually.
The ColdFusion installer comes with a signed zip file for Windows and non-Windows. Follow the steps below according to the platform.
Windows
- Unzip the file ColdFusion_2025_WWEJ_win64.zip.
- Unzip ColdFusion2025.zip.
- Navigate to ColdFusion/cfusion/bin.
- Enter cfinstall.bat and follow the on-screen instructions.
Non-Windows
- Unzip ColdFusion_2025_WWEJ_linux64.zip/ColdFusion_2025_WWEJ_solaris64.zip file.
- Unzip ColdFusion2021.zip.
- Navigate to ColdFusion/cfusion/bin.
- Enter ./cfinstall.sh and follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: While running ./cfinstall.sh, you may need to grant executable permissions. For more information, see this kb .
macOS
- Unzip ColdFusion_2025_WWEJ_osx10.zip file.
- Unzip ColdFusion2025.zip.
- Navigate to ColdFusion/cfusion/bin on the terminal.
- Enter ./cfinstall.sh and follow the on-screen instructions.
Help
In the prompt, type cfinstall.bat/cfinstall.sh help and enter.
Note:
To start ColdFusion server it is mandatory to accept EULA agreement. To accept EULA terms and conditions, navigate to <CFHome/cfusion/bin> and run cfinstall script.
Installer properties
Using cfinstall.bat or cfinstall.sh utility you can configure various properties:
- Acceptance of the EULA. The EULA file: CF_HOME/Readme/en/license.txt.
Note: The zip installer does not display the correct EULA acceptance path when you specify an absolute path to the cfinstall script.
- Install type:
- Install a new version of ColdFusion (2025 release)
- 30-day trial
- Developer edition
- ColdFusion server profile:
- Production profile+Secure profile
- Production profile
- Development profile
- Internal web port
- Admin password
- RDS password
- Service name for Windows
- Runtime user for Linux and Solaris
- Deployment Type
For more information, see ColdFusion licensing and activation .
Silent installation- ZIP installer
To silently install the service, enter the following command:
Windows
- Execute cfinstall.bat --file-name <file name> --installer-mode silent
- Execute cfinstall.bat -f <file name> -i silent
Non-Windows
- Execute ./cfinstall.sh --file-name <file name> --installer-mode silent
- Execute ./cfinstall.sh -f <file name> -i silent
The file requires the below properties to be mentioned in a specific format to install the service silently.
For example,
Windows
#Silent properties for ColdFusion 2025 ZIP Installer
# ColdFusion Administrator password
COLDFUSION_ADMIN_PASSWORD=Adobe$123
# Internal webserver port
COLDFUSION_ADMIN_PORT=8550
# Install License type - 1-Install new version of Adobe ColdFusion 2025 with License , 2-30-day trial, 3-Developer Edition
INSTALL_TYPE=1
# Edition - 1-Enterprise,2-Standard
LICENSE_EDITION=2
# Mode - 1-NUL,2-FRL
LICENSE_ACTIVATION_MODE=2
# FRL License File Path
LICENSE_FILE_PATH=C:\\Users\\Administrator\\Desktop\\License\\ngl-preconditioning-data.json
# Accept EULA- true. To proceed, you must accept the EULA
EULA_ACCEPTED=true
# IP address from which Administrator can be accessed
IP_ADDRESSES=
# Specify the deployment type- 1-Production, 2-Development, 3-Staging, 4-Testing, 5-Disaster recovery
DEPLOYMENT_TYPE=5
# Name of the ColdFusion service
COLDFUSION_WIN_SERVICE_NAME=cftest1
# Server profile - 1-Production+Secure, 2-Production, 3-Development.
SERVER_PROFILE=1
# Specify the RDS password
COLDFUSION_RDS_PASSWORD=Adobe$123
# ColdFusion install location
COLDFUSION_INSTALL_LOCATION=C:\\ColdFusion_2025_WWEJ_win64\\ColdFusion\\Non-Windows
#Silent properties for ColdFusion 2025 ZIP Installer
# ColdFusion Administrator password
COLDFUSION_ADMIN_PASSWORD=Adobe$123
# Internal WebServer port
COLDFUSION_ADMIN_PORT=8550
# Install License type - 1-Install new version of Adobe ColdFusion 2025 with License, 2-30-day trial, 3-Developer Edition
INSTALL_TYPE=1
# Edition - 1-Enterprise,2-Standard
LICENSE_EDITION=2
# Mode - 1-NUL,2-FRL
LICENSE_ACTIVATION_MODE=2
# FRL License File Path
LICENSE_FILE_PATH=file_path_ngl-preconditioning-data.json
# Accept EULA- true. To proceed, you must accept the EULA
EULA_ACCEPTED=true
# IP address from which the Administrator can be accessed
IP_ADDRESSES=
# Specify the deployment type- 1-Production, 2-Development, 3-Staging, 4-Testing, 5-Disaster recovery
DEPLOYMENT_TYPE=5
# Name of the ColdFusion service
COLDFUSION_WIN_SERVICE_NAME=cftest1
# Server profile - 1-Production+Secure, 2-Production, 3-Development.
SERVER_PROFILE=1
# Specify the RDS password
COLDFUSION_RDS_PASSWORD=Adobe$123
# ColdFusion install location
COLDFUSION_INSTALL_LOCATION=\\path_to_install_location
# ColdFusion runtime user
COLDFUSION_RUNTIME_USER=rootThe file path is shown below:
Windows
- COLDFUSION_INSTALL_LOCATION= C\:\\ColdFusion_2025_WWEJ_win64\\ColdFusion\\
Linux
- COLDFUSION_INSTALL_LOCATION=/opt/ColdFusion/
macOS
- COLDFUSION_INSTALL_LOCATION=/Applications/ColdFusion/
Saving the properties file
If you name your installer properties file silent.properties and save it in the same directory as the ColdFusion installation program, the installer automatically uses the file.
You can use a different name or save it in a different directory. Specify the filepath to use it in an installation.
If you require more than one installer properties file, give each file a descriptive name.
Running the installer
You run the silent installer in one of the following ways:
- Through the command line.
- Through a batch file or script.
The following table lists the command line options of running the installer on different operating systems.
| OS | Command |
Linux | ./coldfusion_installer.bin [-f propertiesFilePath] |
Windows | coldfusion_installer.exe [-f propertiesFilePath]. For example, if you want to install ColdFusion (2025 release) silently, run the command, ColdFusion_2025_WWEJ_win64.exe -f silent.properties. |
| macOS | Extract the .zip and install. |
After the silent installer completes the installation, open the ColdFusion Administrator to run the configuration wizard. Adobe recommends that you make sure the silent installer has installed the appropriate edition by clicking System Information. If the edition is not correct, enter the serial number in the New License text box and click Submit Changes.
Verify the installation
After the ColdFusion installation completes, open the log file (Adobe_ColdFusion_2025_Install*) in the installation directory to verify the installation. The silent.properties file specifies the destination of the log file.
Migration
When migrating ColdFusion installing the zip installer, follow these steps:
- Create the folder cfversionsettings in <CFHOME>/cfusion/lib.Replace "version" with the ColdFusion version.
- Copy the neo-* files and seed.properties file to the folder.
- Stop ColdFusion server.
- Navigate to CFHOME/cfusion/lib and in adminconfig.xml, change the following:
- <migratecfversion>true</migratecfversion>
- <runsetupwizard>true</runsetupwizard>
- <runmigrationwizard>true</runmigrationwizard>
Replace "version" with the ColdFusion version. - Start ColdFusion and launch ColdFusion Administrator.After signing in, the migration screen appears.
Uninstall ColdFusion
Windows
- cfuninstall.bat
Non-Windows
- ./cfuninstall.sh
Note:
The cfuninstall script will only unconfigure the Windows service. On Linux, it will remove the init script.
You must:
- Remove/delete the ColdFusion folder.
- If instances are configured, the service must be removed.
- Unconfigure the connector (if configured).
- Remove the ODBC services (if installed).
- Save the log files and any files in wwwroot folder that user may have created.
Deploy ColdFusion using WAR zip installer
Download the WAR ZIP installer from https://helpx.adobe.com/coldfusion/kb/coldfusion-downloads.html .
After downloading the zip file, follow the steps:
- Unzip the downloaded file, ColdFusion_2025_WWEJ_WAR_64.zip .
- Copy the file cfusion.war from the extracted folder.
- Copy the file to the directory (for example, the webapps folder of Tomcat) of the application server.
- Navigate to the location, app_server_install_folder/webapps/cfusion/WEB-INF/cfusion/bin .
- Run the command:
- Windows: cfinstall.bat
- Non-Windows: cfinstall.sh
- Accept the End User License Agreement (EULA) to start deploying ColdFusion.
Migration
The installer migration window does not appear as expected.
As a work-around, perform the following:
- Create the folder cf2015settings in <cf2025_home>/cfusion/lib.
- Copy the neo-* files and seed.properties in the location.
- Stop ColdFusion server.
- In adminconfig.xml, change the following:
- <migratecf2018>true</migratecf2018>
- <runsetupwizard>true</runsetupwizard>
- <runmigrationwizard>true</runmigrationwizard>
- Using CFPM, install the packages.
- Restart ColdFusion and launch the ColdFusion Administrator.
JEE installation
In this mode of installation, ColdFusion no longer supports JEE configuration. In earlier installers, you could install JEE (WAR file and EAR file) or install Add-on services for JEE installation.
Now, you get the war zip file. For more information, see JEE configuration .
- In case of app server where the war gets expanded only after the app server is started, stop the app server, accept the EULA, and then restart the app server.
- In case of app server where you need to expand the war manually, run the cfinstall script, accept the EULA, and start the app server.
Silent properties- Wildfly
# Serial number of the new version of ColdFusion
SERIAL_NUMBER=
# Accept EULA- true. To proceed, you must accept the EULA
EULA_ACCEPTED=true
IP_ADDRESSES=
# Specify the deployment type- Production, Development, Staging, Testing, Disaster recovery
DEPLOYMENT_TYPE=Production
COLDFUSION_ADMIN_PASSWORD=Admi1n$123
# Server profile - 1-Production+Secure, 2-Production, 3-Development. Valid value are 1/2/3.
SERVER_PROFILE=1
COLDFUSION_RDS_PASSWORD=
# Install type - 1-Install new version of Adobe ColdFusion 2025 with a serial number , 2-30-day trial, 3-Developer Edition
INSTALL_TYPE=1
# Select the path till WEB-INF
COLDFUSION_INSTALL_LOCATION=/opt/wildfly-20.0.0.Final/standalone/deployments/cfusion.war/WEB-INF/Note:
When you run cfinstall script with the absolute path, specify the path of ColdFusion till WEB-INF folder.
Note:
Unlike Wildfly, JBoss, etc, in Tomcat, the war gets expanded only after app server is started. If you do not accept the license, the app server will fail to start. You must first start the app server once, kill it, accept the EULA, and then restart the server.
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