Windows Service
This chapter describes how to install a Connector Service as a Windows Service. This is the recommended way of running the connector on-premises.
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This chapter describes how to install a Connector Service as a Windows Service. This is the recommended way of running the connector on-premises.
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Do NOT open up any network ports on the machine where the Connector Service is installed. All configurations of the connector should be done locally or through Flow Studio.
If the computer on which you are installing the Connector Service has an internet connection, the installer will detect the connection and automatically display a list of connectors that are available to install.
First, you need to acquire the latest version of the Connector Service Installer.
Novacua.Connector.Installer*.zip
Go to the downloads page and download the file before proceeding.
Open the Novacura.Connector.Installer_v*.exe after downloading and unzipping it. The Install Wizard welcome page is displayed. Click Next
Select Install / Upgrade Click Next
Select the connector you would like to install Click Next
Proceed to the Shared steps section
If the computer on which you are installing the Connector Service does not have an internet connection, the installer will take a route where you need to manually specify a connector package to install.
It is also possible to force the installer into running in offline mode by starting the executable with the "offline=true" argument. I.e:
First, you need to acquire the latest version of the Connector Service Installer and one or more connector .nuget packages.
Novacua.Connector.Installer*.zip
Novacura.Connector.*.nupkg
Go to the downloads page and download these files before proceeding.
Proceed to the Shared steps section
Optional: Change the Name and Description of the Connector Service.
Display Name: This will be shown in Flow Studio and in the Connector Service Web UI.
Proceed to the First-time Setup chapter to continue with the configuration process.
Open the Novacura.Connector.Installer_v*.exe after downloading and unzipping it. The Install Wizard welcome page is displayed. Click Next
Select Install / Upgrade Click Next
Click Select NuGet Package and open the connector .nupkg file. Click Next
Description: This will be visible in the windows services dialog after installing the Connector Service (see 2nd image below).
On the Service General Settings page the Root Folder, Port Number and Service Name will be auto-populated with safe to use values. If you previously have installed a Connector Service on the server, the root folder of the existing service will be pre-filled. The port number is the port used for accessing the Local Web Admin interface (i.e. http://localhost:58082. This port should NOT be exposed to the Internet. Click Next to start the installation process
Should there be any issues during the installation, the errors will be marked in red. On a successful install, the service will be started and the following screen will be displayed: Click Next
The final wizard page contains a link to the Connector Service Admin Interface.
