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Installing and uninstalling frePPLe is straightforward, and follows the normal Windows conventions.
After accepting the license agreement, the installer will guide you to select:
- The components to install
- The installation directory
- The database connection parameters
- Whether or not to register the server as a service
With all options included the installation requires between 30 and 60 MB of disk space, depending on the selected options.
- Select the components to install.
- Select the installation directory.
- Select the installation parameters.
Two types of parameters are specified during the installation:- Default language for the user interface
- Database connection parameters
Make sure the database user has been created and has been granted sufficient privileges to create tables and indexes. For SQLite you only need to specify the database name. You selections are saved in the file server/settings.py. The file can later be edited with a text editor when required. - Installation
During the actual installation you can see the list of installed files.
- Finish
At the end of the installation you can choose to start the server immediately.
For an installation in production mode, you can also chose to register a service. For a test or development installation it is recommended to run the server from the console.
- Start the server
FrePPLe's user interface is web-based. You need to start the web server first in one of the following ways:- Either it was already started at the last step of the installation process
- Select "Run Server" from the program menu to start the web server in a console window.
If you're new to frePPLe, this method is preferred. - Select "Start Service" from the program menu to run the server as a windows server. This option is available only when you choose the option to register a service during the installation.
- Start the service from the windows service manager. Also this option is only valid if you choose to register the service during installation.
It is possible to have multiple installations in parallel on the same computer. They need to be installed in different directories, and you need to set the environment variable FREPPLE_HOME to point to the directory with the version you want to run. Only one of them can be registered as a service.