Your first scan (java thin client)
How to use the dockerized client to execute your first scan
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How to use the dockerized client to execute your first scan
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The thin client requires a 1.8+ to run and does not include any standard SDK that is usually needed to produce the dependencies graph of your application. For example, if you want to analyse a Java project based on Maven, then Maven will have to be installed on your machine. The same happens if you want to analyse a .NET project: the .NET SDK will have to be installed and correctly configured on the machine you are running the client from. We expect developers to have their tools on their machines :) but in case they do not, please prefer using the, which includes also all the necessary tools.
This guide assumes you are working on a *nix environment: if you are using windows, please refer to the page .
1. download the Java Thin Client from the Meterian cloud
2. set up the METERIAN_API_TOKEN environment variable with one of , or create a new one. We also suggest you add this to your
3. launch the client once to validate everything is working properly (note: the first time the thin client may also be downloaded)
4. move into the folder you have your codebase and execute the client
You can also setup a simple script that will automatically update your client if required:
All done! You can click on the link and see the final report in HTML. you can also ask the system to generate, for example, a console report adding to the command "--console-report" to see immediately all the information. To learn more about it, see the section "".