Configuring the shared mode for Talend Studio 8.0

The admin user configures the monthly version, installs all features, and enables the shared mode for Talend Studio.

1. Open the corresponding .ini file under the Talend Studio installation directory.
2. Specify the URLs of the repositories for Talend Studio feature packages and updates by adding the following line.

   -Dtalend.studio.p2.update=<update-url>

   <update-url> is the URL of the repository that contains the update to apply. For example, use https://update.talend.com/Studio/8/updates/R2025-05.

   Information noteImportant: The update URL must correspond to a fixed monthly version to ensure that only admin users trigger updates. Don't use https://update.talend.com/Studio/8/updates/latest/.
3. To apply the update and install all features for Talend Studio, run the commandline-linux_upgrade.sh file under the Talend Studio installation directory.
4. Apply the update and install all the available features by using your preferred method:
   • Run the commandline_upgrade.bat script. This script updates Talend Studio and installs all available features. Then, launch Talend Studio, create a local project and open it.
   • Launch Talend Studio, create a local project and open it. Click Feature Manager to apply the update. Restart Talend Studio and click Feature Manager again to install all available features.
5. Delete the local project from the previous step:
   1. Open the Manage Connections dialog box.
   2. Click Delete Existing Project(s).
   3. In the pop-up dialog box, select the local project you just created and click OK to delete it.
      This step ensures the completion of the plugins initialization.
6. Add or update the following two parameters in the <studio>/configuration/config.ini file:

   osgi.configuration.area=@user.home/studio/configuration
   osgi.instance.area=@user.home/studio/workspace

   These two properties specify the configuration and workspace locations of Talend Studio for each shared user.

7. Rename the p2 folder under the Talend Studio installation directory with a new name, p2_bak in this example.
8. Create the directory <studio>/p2/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.engine/profileRegistry.

Individual users copy the Talend Studio configuration to their own user folder.

1. Copy the p2_bak folder under the Talend Studio installation directory into the @user.home/studio folder, and then rename the copied p2_bak folder to p2.
2. Copy the following folders and files under <studio>/configuration into the folder which is defined using the osgi.configuration.area parameter, @user.home/studio/configuration in this example.
   • The .settings folder
   • The org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator folder
   • The org.eclipse.update folder
   • The talend folder
   • The config.ini file
3. Copy the <studio>/license file into the folder which is defined using the osgi.configuration.area parameter, @user.home/studio/configuration in this example.