You will need to do some configuration work upfront.
* Add a new directory "arsnova" in /etc and create a copy of arsnova.properties.example named arsnova.properties in this directory.
* Change settings to match your environment
Server configuration
In order to build up a full featured server installation containing ARSnova2 and CouchDB you have to install at least the following services:
* Apache Tomcat 7.0.29 (or newer)
* Apache Webserver 2.2 or newer with buildin mod_proxy, mod_proxy_ajp and mod_proxy_http
* Apache CouchDB
Make sure all services are installed. Next step is to configure the Apache Webserver. Find the configuration file or create a new one for use with a virtal host. This depends on your needs. At least you should have a configuration containing these settings: