you need to configure JMS, and a database, like one of these:

• https://github.com/aerogear/aerogear-unifiedpush-server/blob/master/databases/prepare_clean_psql_wf11.sh
• https://github.com/aerogear/aerogear-unifiedpush-server/blob/master/databases/prepare_clean_wf11.sh

We also have a prepared config in our docker image (now build during the maven build):
https://github.com/aerogear/aerogear-unifiedpush-server/blob/master/servers/plain/src/main/docker/standalone-full.xml

note, this uses H2 DB - not MySQL or PSQL